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).
This is a very risky question, but here goes... Does anyone know of any lifestyle/dietary reasons for the (seemingly) sudden and (seemingly) VERY common figure change that the Australians call...
Five years ago my work brought me to Canada. I've just returned from a 10 day visit back to London seeing family and friends. While I was there the news was just a relentless litany of crimes,...
Slightly more of a request than a question, but I am interested in your views. Please could people learn that: INCORRECT: "I must of forgotten it" CORRECT: "I must have forgotten it" Why do so...
as a driver working for a small family run haulage company i applaud the farmers and hauliers who have started blockading the refineries protesting against the price of fuel .do most ab,rs think this...
do doctors still syringe ears? i read here 'once syringed, always syringed' and i've had mine done since i was little, every 3-5 years as has my mum but not my dad or my sister. i am...
A friend of ours was a wartime wife and mom. She has told me wonderful stories, the most fascinating being her taking her kids to the park ALL DAY during the London blitz, purely so that they...
Ed, i posted a question on how it works about cordless phones question 108426 and it appears to have disappeared! It isnt on my questions or on the category. but when i tried to resubmit my question,...
does any1 believe in the saying"opposites attract"? cos ive met a guy who i dnt have much in common wiv bt im head ova heals in love with him. and apparetly he feels the same!but...... does any1 think...
Is it just me, or does anyone think that the new AB ed takes his/her job very seriously? There are things I have said that I know that the old AB ed would not have removed. Please don't...
Leading on from the previous thread what is the worst 'professional' spelling mistake you have seen? Mine was a diversion sign which said 'DIVERTED TRAFIC'
Again I have spotted runaway apostrophes arriving in plurals. Not just on this website, where opinions are FAR more important than grammatical accuracy anyway, but on TV, printed adverts and...
I assume that most if not all ABers will feel as shocked as I do as more details of this attack are made known. Such a seemingly motiveless and senseless violent assault could surely only be committed...