Whitey Grandad

Over 100 British people have been killed by released murderer. Just a thought.

Watching the programme I would say that the fault was their own.

Don't forget that VAT goes up to 20% on 4th January.

Good point. So long as they're 'ours'. I include the former colonials in 'us' of sourse.

So what are we left with? Swedes, turnips, oats. Potage? Even that's french.

'tis an auxiliary verb.

In America the 'h' in 'herbs' is silent, like the 'p' in 'bath'.

I predate Fry, who likes to come across as an intellectual, which he undoubtedly could be if he tried, but does sometimes show up his lack of understanding. I am led to believe that the word 'orange' derives from the fruit, via Arabic naranj from India: e.g. Hindi nārangī : and later, "a norange" became "an orange". The color was named from the fruit. The spanish is or course 'naranja'.

Class has nothing to do with the style of eating, in my opinion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_utensil_etiquette

It marks you out as 'British', and consequently of higher class than any of the locals.

I think you may have misunderstood the correct meaning of 'ignorant'.

Ah, I think I may have been saying 'bone' wrong all my life.

Well, Dune, you can't go much higher than us.

I was, but it may be different to yours.

At last! a like mind. Even worse, I find, is when you hold the door open for someone and they suddenly stop and look at something, not even aware that you are offering them a courtesy.

The essence of good manners is to make one's guests feel comfortable and 'at home'. To comment upon their table habits would be infra dig., although it would be infra dig. for anyone of true class to to ever use such a term.

I always find tha 'an otel' sounds somehat pretentious, don't you think? Here's something else for you: An orange was originally called 'a norange'.

Otel would be the french way of speaking. I suppose it goes back to the old norman-saxon perceived class differences, you know, cream/milk and that sort of thing.

It's dialect. There's nothing wrong with that, except that one risks showing up oneself, doesn't one?

In the Kingsland???

Hmm.. Cyprus not too bad at the moment: http://weather.yahoo.com/cyprus/paphos-district/paphos-841589/?unit=c

That's nothing. A few years ago we went to a wedding at Hinckley and stayed the night in a local hotel. It turned out that the whole of the Portsmouth team were staying there, Rednapp, Joe Jordan, Sol Campbell the lot. They had a pre-season friendly at Leicester. On Saturday morning we went out for a recce and on returning to the hotel the whole team were walking along the road to the car park. I could have put my foot down and flattened the lot. The only thing that stopped me was that it was a dead-end and I would have had to turn round and driven over them again and I might have been caught. How can I ever live with myself?

No, it's Itunes. It should be pronounced: 'It Sucks'

FA Cup rules for the record: http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/~/media/Files/PDF/The%20FA%20Cup%20And%20Comps/CompetitionDocs%202010-11/FA%20Cup%20rules%202010-2011.ashx/FA%20Cup%20rules%202010-2011.pdf 22. PROCEEDS OF MATCHES PRIOR TO THE SEMI-FINALS (a) The net gate receipts due from a match (except replayed matches in consequence of a breach of the Rules) shall be the total ticket sales for the match less VAT, the travelling (and possibly accommodation) expenses of the Visiting Club, the fees and expenses of the Match Officials, and other match expenses allowed under the Competition Rules (which include costs relating to gate attendants, turnstile operators, stewards, police charges, floodlighting in accordance with the Competition Rules, contributions to the costs of First Aid Helpers and any costs relating to clearing the ground of snow and water provided the Visiting Club is consulted beforehand on the approximate costs). Any shortfalls in receipts are the responsibility of the home club and are not to be shared. The Professional Game Board shall have the power from time to time to issue instructions as to what shall and shall not be allowed as a match expense. Section 23 (Match Expenses) : is also interesting, as are the fees for the match officials, Section 19:e referee £310, assistants £155 (each). Meal allowance depends on travel time, £15 to £25.

Especially when the OS says 'on sale from Thursday afternoon'. I'm in the kingsland so I shall wait until the last possible moment.