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Help with teaching someone pitch (singing)

Hi, I am a proficient musician/singer and am currently trying to teach someone to sing, she is a young teenager with no formal music training. I have to admit that I have come to a slight stumbling...
22:56 Tue 30th Oct 20076 answers, last by beryllium 18:25 Wed 31st Oct 2007
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pants - US versus UK

So i presume 'pants' was originally used in Old English to mean clothing and 'underpants' was those garments used underneath them. How come we now regard pants to mean 'underpants' and no longer use...
23:58 Thu 31st May 20074 answers, last by EngTeach 00:50 Thu 12th Jul 2007
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Where to caravan in France

Hi, we have been caravanning in UK for many years now, but are very keen to go to France this year towards end of summer school holiday. We are members of Caravan club and have their Caravan Euro 1...
11:39 Sat 26th May 20072 answers, last by ojread2 07:12 Tue 29th May 2007
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Chaffing on neck when wearing shirt

I know this is a bit weird, but after a few years of this I am getting a little fed up. Basically, it appears I am allergic to some shirts. I work in the city and need to work nice shirts for use with...
12:30 Thu 16th Mar 200610 answers, last by jno 00:38 Fri 17th Mar 2006
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Is a rescue dog as safe as a puppy?

Hi there, mrs simont here, My husband and I were thinking of getting a dog.  We have both come from families who have had dogs.  Our reasons for wanting one come from the enrichment to...
15:03 Tue 04th Oct 20057 answers, last by willowpup 00:22 Sat 09th Sep 2006
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Cherry stains on carpet-help!

Hi there, I wondered if you could help my wife?  We have white carpets throughout our house.  They were all laid at the same time and look fab.  However, our two year old has been very...
16:21 Wed 13th Jul 20055 answers, last by nfn 17:45 Thu 14th Jul 2005
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History of percentages

My 10 year old daughter asked my wife this evening "Why do we use percentages, why don't people just use fractions?"  Before I provide the answer we told her I thought I would open this out...
22:59 Mon 09th May 20055 answers, last by magicdice 20:34 Thu 12th May 2005
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Anyone remember Hess books for maths?

I was wandering if anyone remembers using Hess maths text books in primary school (UK).  We just used to call them Hess books, I don't even know if this is the right name.  They were...
23:17 Sun 06th Feb 2005
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Fountain or Fount?

My wife and I have been arguing about the phrase 'Fountain of all knowledge'.  She says it's 'Fount of all knowledge'.  Can anyone tell me what the correct phrase is and for a bonus where it...
09:11 Thu 27th Jan 20057 answers, last by Papersinn 14:40 Tue 21st Apr 2009

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