I've just been told that when a word starts with 'h' and it is a singular, it should be 'an' not 'a'. ie 'an hospital', 'an hotel' etc. I was also told that this applied to spoken and written words....
Whilst renovating my house we discovered a George II halfpenny under two of the corners of the living room. Now they could have rolled under the floor and become lodged there but it sounds a bit...
Why is prostitution often referred to as the oldest profession in the world? I don't think it is correct. I think the oldest profession in the world is 'Farming' or 'Environmental Management'....
Can anyone tell me what the word 'sex' means in Middlesex, Sussex, Essex etc. Also, when did it come about (I'm thinking Roman times, but that's more of a guess).