Mildly interesting

[taiwan_girl]

Old ripe ones are good for banana bread.

[AndyD]

Interesting idea but like Mik we buy unripe as prefer them firm, and they contain less sugar.
If over ripened to any extent MrsA makes a mean banana cake

[kluurs]

[Horace]

In fairness, conservatives should appreciate that in principle.

[jon-nyc]

[Horace]

They must be confident about the water level not changing very much.

[Andrea B]

[taiwan_girl]

• PROtest/proTEST

I dont get this one. What are the two different words?

[jon-nyc]

I went to a protest.

He’s going to protest the ticket.

Similar, one is a noun the other a verb.

[taiwan_girl]

Thanks!!