#TIL that the "it" and "there" in phrases like, "It's raining" and "There is a book on the table" has a name: it's called a "dummy pronoun", because it doesn't refer to any specific noun and doesn't provide any real meaning, but needs to be there to give the sentence the required syntactic structure.

That's pretty cool! #English #grammar

#Dame #JudiDench turns 90: #Acting #icon has only ever been #clubbing once – and it was to see #Cher at a famous #LGBTQ+ #venue.

The #English #actress, known for a cavalcade of #roles, including across the #JamesBond series, turns 90 years young on Monday (9 December).

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Movies #Allies #Representation #Culture

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Judi Dench turns 90: Acting icon has only ever been clubbing once – at a famous queer bar

As Judi Dench turns 90, here's a reminder that the only time she went clubbing was at a famous London queer bar.

^{Amelia Hansford (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)}