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Even shortly before we left the EU, students were often being actively discouraged from taking it up (would interrupt their studies, would be a distraction, they wouldn't have the linguistic capacity etc. etc.)
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Even shortly before we left the EU, students were often being actively discouraged from taking it up (would interrupt their studies, would be a distraction, they wouldn't have the linguistic capacity etc. etc.)
Clearly they have different standards to most local papers.
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Clearly they have different standards to most local papers.
A Catholic can be prime minister. We had one, oh, three prime ministers ago.
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A Catholic can be prime minister. We had one, oh, three prime ministers ago.
I don't know where I dredged that up from!
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I don't know where I dredged that up from!
Are you sending these into the local newspaper yet? ;-)
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Are you sending these into the local newspaper yet? ;-)
Mixed feelings on that. They're not called 'Lotto Men', either.
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mixed feelings on that. They're not called 'Lotto Men', either.
& Chloë (though I guess that's really a tréma).
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
& Chloë (though I guess that's really a tréma).
Yeah. Too painful. (Even if everything's already painful.)
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Yeah. Too painful. (Even if everything's already painful.)
Sadly I'd trust my attempts at pronouncing German much more than any attempt at that. :-(
October 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sadly I'd trust my attempts at pronouncing German much more than any attempt at that. :-(
Well, the BBC Radio Sheffield journalists made a heroic fist of it for two seasons & even managed to find it on their keyboards.
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Well, the BBC Radio Sheffield journalists made a heroic fist of it for two seasons & even managed to find it on their keyboards.
I don't think I've read one of this writter's columns yet, not even hate-read, so for that reason I doubt they're actually clickbait, though they must have some reason for employing her to write them.
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I don't think I've read one of this writter's columns yet, not even hate-read, so for that reason I doubt they're actually clickbait, though they must have some reason for employing her to write them.
(The Guardian used to ignore them completely as well, until – I think – Arsenal or someone complained on behalf on Mesut Özil.)
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
(The Guardian used to ignore them completely as well, until – I think – Arsenal or someone complained on behalf on Mesut Özil.)
In this case it's the ö in Röhl… The bbc website has a weird policy of ignoring them (& all other accents) in writing, but #bbcradio4 used to pride itself on getting pronunciations right.
(When Danny Röhl managed Wednesday for two seasons, the local bbc journalists seemed to manage all right.)
(When Danny Röhl managed Wednesday for two seasons, the local bbc journalists seemed to manage all right.)
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In this case it's the ö in Röhl… The bbc website has a weird policy of ignoring them (& all other accents) in writing, but #bbcradio4 used to pride itself on getting pronunciations right.
(When Danny Röhl managed Wednesday for two seasons, the local bbc journalists seemed to manage all right.)
(When Danny Röhl managed Wednesday for two seasons, the local bbc journalists seemed to manage all right.)
This sort of trivial strawmannery is that particular columnist's stock in trade, I think.
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This sort of trivial strawmannery is that particular columnist's stock in trade, I think.
I have never heard of this ever.
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I have never heard of this ever.
What sounds (& feels) like clog dancing this afternoon… :-|
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What sounds (& feels) like clog dancing this afternoon… :-|