Sarah Bass

British maths… “I’ll be there in a minute” I’ll be there within half an hour. “I stayed for a couple” I had 9 pints. “It was a while ago now” Anything from a few months to a decade. “I was in the queue for hours” I was in the queue for over 8 minutes. “The queue was a mile long” The queue had over 6 people in it. “Give me a sec” Give me 15-30 minutes. “I’m just around the corner” I’m three bus stops away. “A bit of a trek” Could be half a mile, could be 100 miles. “I saw her the other day” I might have seen her a few days ago, you might have seen her a fortnight ago, nobody knows. “I’m doing it now” I’d forgotten about it so I’m about to start doing it in a panic. “See you later on” I’ll see you later today. “I might see you later on” You won’t be seeing me again today. “See you later” I’ve no intention of seeing you again for at least six months.