I never knew it was that obviou.

[Racing roadkill]

I was sat in the BrewDog in Shoteditch just now, and I was sat with some Japanese people. One of them noticed ( unprompted ) my calves and quads, and asked how far I’d cycled. I hadn’t, but I had to doff the proverbial to him.

 

[Salty seadog]

I was sat in the BrewDog in Shoteditch just now, and I was sat with some Japanese people. One of them noticed ( unprompted ) my calves and quads, and asked how far I’d cycled. I hadn’t, but I had to doff the proverbial to him.

Same with swimmers and shoulders.

ETA, shorts? Today?

 

[Markymark]

I know. It’s like when I get asked which modelling agency I work with

 

[Salty seadog]

I know. It’s like when I get asked which modelling agency I work with

Be honest, that only happens when you're looking in the mirror......

 

[Markymark]

Be honest, that only happens when you're looking in the mirror......

Be honest, if you were this pretty you’d spend more time looking in the mirror too.

 

[I like Skol]

s'funny, but I am always being offered spare change. I didn't realise it was that obvious.....

 

[Drago]

Ah, now I cheat. I've never had brilliant calves (good quads though) so I do dumbbell calf raises, which does what cycling did not.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It’s like when I get asked which modelling agency I work with

You mean the Play Doh modelling agency...

 

[Slow But Determined]

It's a bit like the quote from the TV pundit at the time who said "Rebecca Adlington" had an unfair advantage as she was "dolphin like"

I really don't know what he meant!!!

 

[Vantage]

I had an irate driver ask me if I'd like a punch after I'd had a go at him.
I prefer a Guinness but I guess he didn't have any with him.

 

[MikeG]

I'm not sure how many of us would have the ego to start a thread about how strangers have noticed our legs. Unprompted even, as though we sometimes feel the need to prompt strangers to discuss our legs.

The past tense of the verb "to sit" conjugates thus:
I was sitting
You were sitting
S/he was sitting
We were sitting
They were sitting.

Oh, and as well as any sense of self deprecation, you're missing an "s".

 

[winjim]

I'm not sure how many of us would have the ego to start a thread about how strangers have noticed our legs. Unprompted even, as though we sometimes feel the need to prompt strangers to discuss our legs.

The past tense of the verb "to sit" conjugates thus:
I was sitting
You were sitting
S/he was sitting
We were sitting
They were sitting.

Oh, and as well as any sense of self deprecation, you're missing an "s".

I think that's the past progressive rather than simply the past tense as the action is ongoing isn't it?

Past tense: I sat in the chair.
Past progressive: I was sitting in the chair.

 

[MikeG]

You may well be right. However, couldn't it be said that the past progressive is one of the past tenses? In other words, was I not using the general case, and you are simply mentioning a sub-set thereof? I don't know.

 

[winjim]

That seems reasonable although I also don't know. I think the usage you describe would be correct in the context of the OP though.

What do you call someone who's an expert in grammar? Is it a lexicographer or does that just relate to vocabulary? Either way, do we have any?


ETA: I've just noticed a very obvious grammatical error in this post, but I'll leave it in to see if anybody pulls me up on it.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I think that's the past progressive rather than simply the past tense as the action is ongoing isn't it?

I know that as past continuous rather than past progressive; same thing though so you're right.