Originally posted by Richard Tarleton
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It's true I do hear it in my mind's ear in a Welsh accent. But no, I've encountered it all over, e.g. in mutual greetings and wishes on social media within certain milieux - seems particularly prevalent among 'meedjah' people such as those working in telly...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Oh, is that what you meant…?Originally posted by Caliban View Post
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Yes in equal measure, given your comment which inspired it!!Originally posted by french frank View PostOh, is that what you meant…?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"Go figure"
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"Do the math(s)"
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(Probably not its first appearance on this thread) - "Pre-loved goods" - currently on an A-board in my local high street.Comment
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Department of Work and Pensions.
It doesn't deal with "pensions", many might question the extent to which it could claim to "work" (in either sense) and its only significant "depart"ure in recent times appears to have been its Secretary, Mr Iain Dunkin' Donut...
Now let's get off that one prontissimo; we don't want to go where angels and forumites fear to tread and I have no intention to try to lead it there!Comment
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"As it were".
A peculiar phrase and I don't know its derivation.
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Also, "benefits" as in social security, the origin of which must concern benefaction rather than merely something advantageous.
As such, it should not refer to pensions or other contribution based allowances which by definition have been paid into by those subsequently in receipt of them.Comment
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'As it were' is a subjunctive phrase (think of 'as if it were') that's been around since the Middle Ages. But it's now an idiom, rather than a literal phrase, and if the subjunctive dies out completely (quite possible) then 'as it were' could remain as a fossil phrase, like 'be all and end all' or 'spick and span'.Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
As for 'benefits' - I suspect the use is a euphemism, coined for political reasons.Comment
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Heard on BBC Radio 4 this morning ...
'A First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays believed to have been discovered in a stately home on an island off the west coast of Scotland has now been confirmed as genuine.
Can you just imagine the following ...
The remains of a dinosaur are believed to have been discovered near what is known as The Needles, a distinctive physical feature on an island off the south coast of England
No, neither can I ...
In any case, the popular Isle of Bute (known even to the minimally geographically-educated) is situated well within a very famous river estuary, near a very big city, and not 'off the coast' of anywhere, you media clowns ...
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Nah. Bute's in Caerdydd, as every schoolboy knows.Originally posted by P. G. Tipps View PostHeard on BBC Radio 4 this morning ...
'A First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays believed to have been discovered in a stately home on an island off the west coast of Scotland has now been confirmed as genuine.
Can you just imagine the following ...
The remains of a dinosaur are believed to have been discovered near what is known as The Needles, a distinctive physical feature on an island off the south coast of England
No, neither can I ...
In any case, the popular Isle of Bute (known even to the minimally geographically-educated) is situated well within a very famous river estuary, near a very big city, and not 'off the coast' of anywhere, you media clowns ...Comment
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It's just another piece in the Panamanian offshore jigsaw; didn't you realise that?Originally posted by P. G. Tipps View PostComment
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You tell em, PGT.Originally posted by P. G. Tipps View PostHeard on BBC Radio 4 this morning ...
'A First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays believed to have been discovered in a stately home on an island off the west coast of Scotland has now been confirmed as genuine.
Can you just imagine the following ...
The remains of a dinosaur are believed to have been discovered near what is known as The Needles, a distinctive physical feature on an island off the south coast of England
No, neither can I ...
In any case, the popular Isle of Bute (known even to the minimally geographically-educated) is situated well within a very famous river estuary, near a very big city, and not 'off the coast' of anywhere, you media clowns ...
It reminded me of my years on the west coast, when I could look across the watter, and of this , which with a bit of luck will confuse all these Sassenachs. 
I've just remembered this, which created quite a stir at the time:
In August 1975, three men attempted to rob the Royal Bank of Scotland at Rothesay, but, trying to push the revolving doors the wrong way, got stuck. The bank staff kindly extricated them, and, after mumbling their thanks, the robbers sheepishly left.
They returned shortly afterward to announce they were robbing the bank, and demanded five thousand pounds. The staff, still tickled by the revolving door incident, thought the robbers were pulling another practical joke, so they started laughing.
Disheartened by their laughter, the gang leader reduced his demand to five hundred pounds – and this brought a fresh roar of laughter. Nervous and confused, he reduced the demand to fifty pounds, and by this time the cashier was laughing hysterically.
Apparently to demonstrate the seriousness of their demand, one of them jumped over the counter, but fell and hurt his ankle. The other two panicked and ran . . . and got stuck in the revolving doors again.
It took a moment for the bank tellers to realize that the robbery was real.Last edited by mangerton; 08-04-16, 10:47.Comment
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