Londoners think Northern English people are barbarians, though we're the nicest people you could want to meet. Traditions are important, but times change and the world moves on. Haven't been on a horse for about 30 years myself.

Imagine you're in charge of a network. You've stockpiled some episodes of this and that, but you know by mid-December ... and get back to the business of keeping your network's parent company happy with a return to something like

I hate to be the spanner in the works here, but this subject is near and dear to my heart. ... (don't get me wrong), but the prejudice is much stronger against Those Who Have Come From Across The Great Waters. I still maintain that our

So how do fans of cricket or football show their ... onto the playing field is another favorite method, over here.) I've heard big crowds in Europe *whistle* to show disapproval it's a real culture clash to be an American and hear that.

Many thanks to all that provided enlightenment; we hadn't realized ... childish anyway. (More usually, the word "Shame!" will be shouted.)) So how do fans of cricket or football show their disapproval, over there? (In addition to

(Note cross-posts and follow-up) My partner was given a desk calendar as a little Christmas gift, where each day's page ... anyone enlighten us, please? (1) Well, nothing more stupid than the idea of grown men playing what is essentially

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Hi, I've got a few english questions. I could probably find the answers in a dictionary, try Swan - Practical English Usage but I like the interactivity of this newsgroup. I'm not really sure how to use "indeed". It seems that

B. Labévue wrote on 11 Nov 2004: Hi, I've got a few english questions. I could probably find the answers in a dictionary, but I like the ... usage possibilites. For instance : First, "thank you very much indeed". Does it mean

The SABR article has considerably less nonsense than the popular press coverage, but there is still an element of grasping at straws to make this seem more interesting than it is. The narrow claim that this is the earliest American use of the