The difference is whether you're on remand. If so, you're in jail. It'll usually be called a "jail". A prison is where you go (if you're unlucky) after having been held on remand.
Don't long, involved instructions get ... long and involved? I remember telling a friend on a visit to my home (he is a subscriber on this blog, actually) where to find the doorstops. I had decided that, as long as he and his girlfriend were here, they had to do something "materially useful", which is when the instructions for finding the doorstops in the basement started. There does come a point when the thought of "it'd be quicker doing it yourself" flits, if momentarily, through the mind, but it was far more fun imperiously pointing to them after he had tried valiantly, but failed and returned empty-handed, having not been able to follow the ... erm, long, involved instructions. This was very good. The instructions made me curious ... as to whether it'd be quicker for the caller to do it themselves.
Waiting to read…what happens next as you’ve peaked my curiosity.
The difference is whether you're on remand. If so, you're in jail. It'll usually be called a "jail". A prison is where you go (if you're unlucky) after having been held on remand.
Don't long, involved instructions get ... long and involved? I remember telling a friend on a visit to my home (he is a subscriber on this blog, actually) where to find the doorstops. I had decided that, as long as he and his girlfriend were here, they had to do something "materially useful", which is when the instructions for finding the doorstops in the basement started. There does come a point when the thought of "it'd be quicker doing it yourself" flits, if momentarily, through the mind, but it was far more fun imperiously pointing to them after he had tried valiantly, but failed and returned empty-handed, having not been able to follow the ... erm, long, involved instructions. This was very good. The instructions made me curious ... as to whether it'd be quicker for the caller to do it themselves.
Excellent, Richard, just the right amount of mystery and lingering suspense.