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- Comma confusion, Comment Only Sunday by Mark Wadsworth on Nov 22, 2009
B emailed me to say that the comma in my strapline was in the wrong place - the second sentence of the telegram should read "If not duffers, won't drown"Hmm. I replied as follows:Ah, seeing as the original was a telegram, there wasn't any punctuation...
- Friday night gear change by Mark Wadsworth on Nov 13, 2009
Another one from Shania Twain. The song "Whose bed have your boots been under?"* gets tedious after two minutes or so, so they drag it out for a bit, waiting for inspiration and when all hope is flagging there's a gearchange at 3 minutes 14 seconds.
- Phenomenon or phenomena? A guide for Coast to Coast guests by Monnow Man on Nov 10, 2009
I listen to quite a lot of the UFO/paranormal internet media, including Coast to Coast, The Paracast and Dreamland and have noticed that there is a real confusion sometimes among guests and presenters about when to say phenomenon, rather than phenome...
- well done the by Separated by a Common Language on Nov 6, 2009
Often these days my blogging consists of answering queries from readers wondering about this or that thing they've heard or read. I'm going to turn that on its head and ask you about something. It's this little type of exclamation:In each Festiva...
- well done the by Separated by a Common Language on Nov 6, 2009
Often these days my blogging consists of answering queries from readers wondering about this or that thing they've heard or read. I'm going to turn that on its head and ask you about something. It's this little type of exclamation:In each Festiva...
- this/these premises by Separated by a Common Language on Oct 31, 2009
I was in London yesterday, and blew some money on a black cab, since a cancel(l)ed train had made me late. While paused at a stop light, I read a notice outside a (BrE) railway station/(orig. AmE) train station that said something like "This premise...
- this/these premises by Separated by a Common Language on Oct 31, 2009
I was in London yesterday, and blew some money on a black cab, since a cancel(l)ed train had made me late. While paused at a stop light, I read a notice outside a (BrE) railway station/(orig. AmE) train station that said something like "This premise...
