Thu., 4/2 Gareth Bain

[magus]

THEME:   anagrams of EASTER found in random phrases (glad the PC police allowed this clearly non-inclusive theme)
   
GOOD ONES:     
Words spoken often this time of year {& theme}   HAPPY EASTER   
Years in the Roman legion   ANNI   
First car, for many   TOY   
   
BTW:   
IS IT ME is an example of how the predicate nominative is practically archaic.  I'm sure I'm be considered a pedant for saying "It was she."   
   
How many artists work   ON SPEC [Sadly they have to since the patronage system died.]   
   
Half of seis is not English, or Spanish.   
   
Overachiever's concern   STRESS [not sure there is such a thing as an overachiever, only an under estimator]   
   
Chintzy   CHEAPO [I think Cheapo needs El to make it work]   
   
RATING:   
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

[Thomps2525]

Cheapo was the little-known sixth Marx Brother.

"Many a sofa" was THREESEATER. That word is not in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, nor is TWOSEATER. When I see or hear either of those words, the reference is usually to a bicycle. I have never heard those words applied to a sofa. A bicycle can have one, two or three seats and each seat is separate. A couch may or may not have cushions but a couch does not have individual seats. Depending upon their size and upon how squished they choose to be, six or seven people could sit together on a couch. But I discovered that there really are couches advertised as three-seaters. And they do have room to seat six or seven people!

http://www.boconcept.com/hr-hr/furniture/living/3-seater-sofas

http://www.furniturevillage.co.uk/living-room/sofas/3-seater-sofas.aspx