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Just Stopped By…
Sods law.. there I am, complaining about the noise and the hussle and bussle of the festival, and who should pop into our venue (notice the switch to the possessive ‘our’) but Kylie Minogue.
I’ve just bumped into Peter, the vicar from upstairs (when it is actually used as a church), and he was grinning, clutching [...]
August 7, 2006
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The Audience
It has started again. That goldfish-bowl feeling. Every day people watch me. Every day children pull faces and rattle the bars until their parents tell them not to, and every day I leave with a headache from the thumping and drumming and singing that’s going on only a few feet from my head.
Yes, it’s [...]
August 4, 2006
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Britishisms vs. Americanisms
Aint we quaint.
I didn’t realise how lucky we were to have so many different meanings for “pudding”, whereas in America, it only describes “A Creamy Dessert”. Ah… what they’re missing out on!
Via Grayblog.
November 4, 2005
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Accents.
I like a nice accent, so I do.
Most non-native-English-speakers have nice Accents, some of the English-speaking countries have accents I like, some have accents I’m not so keen on. I guess one big influence is people you meet – a bit like names, you might make negative associations with an accent if you meet someone [...]
October 25, 2005
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