tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post7643070022992528535..comments2024-03-08T13:38:56.717+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Lionized Lions (and Lionel Singh)M.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-25516998856551167782012-02-10T14:42:52.556+00:002012-02-10T14:42:52.556+00:00Simon Monkey as in Simian? I have to add that my f...Simon Monkey as in Simian? I have to add that my fiance is indeed called Simon Gibbons, which is certainly close.Micky Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-6939829478871303512010-02-26T08:07:37.511+00:002010-02-26T08:07:37.511+00:00So, it's MacDogberry, is it?So, it's MacDogberry, is it?Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-72388457959511240802010-02-24T15:23:11.321+00:002010-02-24T15:23:11.321+00:00It turns out that there are quite a lot of Lionel ...It turns out that there are quite a lot of Lionel Singhs, I just hadn't googled. There's also a Peter Stone of Facebook. Now I'm off to find Simon Monkey.<br />The purest English is spoken by me.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-81267564588994067742010-02-23T21:36:14.871+00:002010-02-23T21:36:14.871+00:00I once had an Irish biology teacher who compared t...I once had an Irish biology teacher who compared the retina to the "fillum" in a camera. Being a Londoner through and through, I dutifully wrote "Fulham" in my exercise book, and was very confused when I could not find this mysterious device in any of the school library's guides to science or photography.Mrs. Malaprophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571335974754100925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-40242378693019978522010-02-23T21:28:36.329+00:002010-02-23T21:28:36.329+00:00The purest English is spoken in and around Inverne...The purest English is spoken in and around Inverness. I have it on good authority. (My granny). For example, the Invernesians pronounce every single letter in the word 'film'.<br /><br />Also, I much prefer pis-en-lit to dandelion.Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-32328242218868158952010-02-23T15:51:58.668+00:002010-02-23T15:51:58.668+00:00I was once corrected by this bag at my work for us...I was once corrected by this bag at my work for using z rather than s. She simplistically thought s was correct Anglosaxon, z more American. <br /><br />I pointed out to her that the s is a Victorian affectation, something to do with appearing French. I got fired the next day, but made a valid point. <br /><br />Is it true what certain scholars say that the purest English is found somewhere in the Appalachians, and that American forms are generally more vital and archaic than the EU harmonized spellings of today's Englishmen?Everet Lapel (P.hD)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14191121752821385700noreply@blogger.com