My little sister Pixie was on the computer. As is the custom, I moaned at her to get off (feigning non-existent A-level work I had to do before it's too late), then noticed a page full of pictures of her. Hah! Ego-surfing again, are we? I cried jubilantly.

If the flight is relatively empty, you might be able to get an entire nonbulkhead row, complete with armrests that raise, to yourselves.

This stone bears most of the weight.

His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.