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Things you were told at school that were wrong.
Things you were told at school that were wrong.
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I presume you kept quiet, Tommy? Discretion being the better part of valour!
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Tommy - i hope your betting is going well this World cup mate
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Haha! I did indeed keep quiet, Coach.
Beaky Johnson was an 'old school educated at one of the very top universities master' - and I'd always taken everything he said, particularly grammatical corrections, on trust. However, it was because I'd purposely double-checked the word 'blaggard' - which my dictionary didn't list - and so used blackguard instead. I was hoping for an unknown of but perhaps an un-shown 'pat on the back' by Beaky for going to such lengths over a word - and then he went and 'red penned' it! Only backed Columbia and Chile on the outright markets so far, Coach. Hope you are having a 'good one'. |
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Coachbuster 14 Jun 14 15:31
I was laughed at in Geography when i said you could see France from England ---- I think there's a fairly famous photo of Hitler with Binoculars looking at England from France. The binoculars were those coin operated types, and he ran out of French currency. Was so annoyed, he attacked Russia instead, one of history's turning points. At least .. that's what I was taught in school  |
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at about age 9 my teacher insisted canada was the largest country in the world when you included all the northern islands, whatever that meant. i insisted it was russia. after getting a telling off i just let her think she's right... but she's wrong
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Tommy - i think you need to reply to Cobblaz
  nothing of note so far in the betting Tommy - keep the faith Just Checking - yes, i think that's so according to what i've just searched - but i think the 'without binoculars' market was trading that day for me |
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and i know you can see France most of the time from Dover unless of course it's foggy/cloudy/rain etc
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Learning to speak French is easily the most academically pointless thing I've ever done.
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But it brings so much more depth and understanding of the deep underlying themes of Allo Allo?
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Well yes, that's a given of course Just Checking but that aside it was a complete waste of time.
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leeson vairy caerphilly, 'e will say zis only wurnce.
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Ah yes.
Cheers Coach! *Reply was to Cobblaz about Beaky Johnson. |
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Not told, as such, but 'red lined' in one of my English books when I had to do a piece about Falstaff and had wanted to use the word 'blaggard' about him - but it wasn't in the crummy dictionary I had at the time so found the nearest 'proper use' of the term and it was blackguard.
Beaky Johnson (my English teacher) had written 'braggart?' next to the blackguard, in red ink - as though I was totally wrong with the word and the meaning of it, when I wasn't at all. It still rankles to this day. I did HenryVI Part 2 as part of my GCE syllabus, Tommy. I got to know the play inside out. Falstaff was a great character. |
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Not told, as such, but 'red lined' in one of my English books when I had to do a piece about Falstaff and had wanted to use the word 'blaggard' about him - but it wasn't in the crummy dictionary I had at the time so found the nearest 'proper use' of the term and it was blackguard. Beaky Johnson (my English teacher) had written 'braggart?' next to the blackguard, in red ink - as though I was totally wrong with the word and the meaning of it, when I wasn't at all. It still rankles to this day. I did HenryVI Part 2 as part of my GCE syllabus, Tommy. I got to know the play inside out. Falstaff was a great character. |
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He was indeed, kenny.
He (Falstaff) made such an impression on me and my best mate that my best mate once sent me bronze figure of 'Jolly Jack' as a birthday gift. It's still on display in the house to this day. - and I've just come in on what Cobblaz was referring to now that I'm thinking of Falstaff! |
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I found Shakespeare very hard work to start with, but found a copy of the book I was studying with up to date explanations in the margin. Made it much easier and very enjoyable.
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I remember thinking at the time. I can't believe I'm enjoying Shakespeare but enjoy it I certainly did.
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