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Chris -- 2025-05-10
More ff/th confusion but perhaps there’s an eggcorn lurking in there somewhere. A frill is inessential but ornamental, a decorative item added purely for pleasure; a thrill is a sudden feeling of pleasure and excitement. Teasing relevant usage from all the frills available is difficult but I’ve found a few:
For all ages , enjoy the frills and spills of aqua fun with inflatable , floats and toys . Saturdays 3pm – 6pm Sundays 4pm – 5pm or 5pm – 6pm …
brain.brent.gov.uk/BRAIN/Webpages.nsf/0/22C95A58E34B3DB980256C0E003922DB?OpenDocument&page=2&Z=1 – 21k – Cached –
Dream hunters catch dreams and perform them inside the rainbow opera. This is a frilling tale that is now my favorite book. All in all BRILL!!! ...
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2N912CAFXIHFU – 32k – Cached
To overtake the opponents in the way you can and they fight back is a great frill. Oh yeah, if the opponents spin or are along way back they don’t just …
www.amazon.co.uk/TOCA-Race-Driver-3-PS2 … B000A4324M – 79k – Cached
Equally interesting is the substitution of ‘thrills’ for ‘frills’, perhaps an example of hypercorrection…
It’s basically a no thrills phone with a no thrills plan. But all that no thrills can be pretty boring after a while. It’s big and bulky, the ringtones VM …
www.amazon.com/Kyocera-2119-Phone-Anima … B00008QZY6 – 101k – Cached
Base model was basically a stripped down model no thrills very limited interior and no rear seats. The “Sportvan” Had all the features of a full conversion …
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I love “a no thrills phone”—seems like a pretty good candidate.
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I’m bringing this one up for more love.
if I ever get married, I want a very small, no thrills wedding, with just my very closest friends and family.
Your perfect wedding forum
If finances are a problem, then consider having a scaled-down, no thrills wedding shower.
Bridal party forum
Many times, the priest will do a marriage for little or no cost if it is purely a no thrills wedding.
Church forum
This is your garden-variety, no thrills divorce in North Carolina.
Law firm divorce menu
If it’s a poor man’s coffin, no-thrills funeral, it all makes sense.
Lost forum
Because Southwest is a no thrills carrier, don’t expect anything more than a snack and a drink. Unless the flight attendants are trying to be amusing
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