Cards on the table.IF these postal strikes continue it means we will not have to bother with Christmas cards this year. To many, this could be a relief. There won't be that annual search for the Christmas card list that you have used every year for yonks yonks Noun, pl Informal a very long time: he must have been planning this for yonks [origin unknown] yonks npl (col , crossing out and replacing addresses as friends move, sadly scrubbing some out altogether. You won't have to wonder whether the new acquaintances you have made have yet qualified for a cheery cheer·y adj. cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est Showing or suggesting good spirits; cheerful: a cheery hello. cheer Robin red breast or jokey jok·ey also jok·y adj. jok·i·er, jok·i·est Characterized by joking or jokes, especially stale or clumsy jokes: jokey bumper stickers. snowman. You w on' t b e panicked when a last minute card arrives from someone not on your list. Respond on Christmas Eve and it will look like you forgot. Better to ask cheerily cheer·y adj. cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est Showing or suggesting good spirits; cheerful: a cheery hello. cheer next time you see them: "Did you get my card?''The Royal Mail delivers 750 million Christmas cards every year but, if the strikes continue, the habit started by Queen Victoria may finally begin to die out. Who said about time, too?Was that you Scrooge? |
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