>>>That's the usual result of trying to fathom the reasons why something is this way and not that way in english... well, at least I wasn't alone all the way. Thanks for staying with me this long.
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>>Well, it was a day full of car driving and negotiations. I was a bit tired. Nothing personal.
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>Same here, even without much driving. November looms gray on the horizon, it's depressing. One feels tired in advance... just to lie down, perchance to sleep.

Sleep? I had to look in the dictionary ...