Anyone heard this saying before? Someone said it to me today thinking I'd know what they meant because they thought that it's an old Somerset saying, I've never heard of it and neither has anyone else...
Are there any easy-to-remember rules? Should a question mark come before a closing inverted comma or the other way round? And while we're at it, is it correct to say 'the Beatles' or 'The Beatles?' Is...
A will I am reading (1846, American) mentions bequests to a "niece" and a "little niece." I initially took this to mean older niece and younger niece, but matching these terms to the individuals named...
Can anyone explain please?
Which of the following expressions is correct?
(1) I have not sold it yet.
(2) I have not yet sold it.
Thank you for the halp.
Devayaani...
Can anyone help with these abbreviated sayings please, many thanks in advance if you can help
1, T M A S T C A L
2, T N N U T S
3 1000 W T a P is W
4 1978=3 P I A Y...
In Eastenders Mick Carter refer to wearing a clean 'smother' - only reference I can find is 'strangle and smother' for mother - wondered if it was smothered in dirt - shirt?...
for people who are worrying about minor things when there are far more important issues to worry out. Possibly fiddling while Rome burns but wondered if there was something else.
In a recent (!) episode of Dad's Army, "Getting the Bird", Frazer said there was a "rift in the loot" in Mrs Pike's household. I get what it means from the context, but I have been unable to find any...
Stuck on one, number 52. Thought I had it but got same answer for number 29. Look through and below these. 6,5 Need two words that sound the same but are spelt differently. Thanks
A.B.W.A.B.H.T. (1,3,7,6,6,3,5) G.O.F.L.A.G (5,4,4,6,6,4) F.F.M.F.B (4,8,4,4,5) I.W.A.C.O.I.T.W (2,4,3,4,3,2,3,4) T.E B.C.T.E.W. (3,5,4,7,3,5,4) Thought this might be the early bird catches the...
I'm stuck on a couple of things in this issue: Question 6 of the Big Quiz: Which TV and West End star took to Twitter to post evidence of what happens when you leave your puppy alone in a room with...