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    Annoying

    In my time working with the Royal Navy I once signed something in red ink and was told by a RN Commander that only Rear Admirals were allows to sign in red.
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    British English V American English.

    Let us see if this is generally concurred. There does seem a potential difference in past participles between the transitive verse 'to shine' and the intransitive verb. I would say, 'The sun has shone brightly', (intransitive) but 'I have shined our family brasses brightly' (transitive). I...
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    Annoying

    Of course, we have adopted that nasty continental measure, the hectare, around 2.5 acres. :41: :41: :41: :41: :41:
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    Annoying

    I do agree with most of what has been said but have one personal caveat. I have always had a hangup about the size of an acre. What does a housing density of "ten houses per acre" imply, for example. It was only when I could fix an acre as approximately the size of a 50 by 100 yard football...
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    British English V American English.

    Not, I think, the type of video where subtitles are generated by machine and maybe I was incorrect using the term 'subtitles' anyway. Maybe more a commentary to the images used. See for yourselves: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zf_0jzPQ8lo?rel=0
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    British English V American English.

    Not sure about this one. Looking at a US generated video with subtitles today and came across: 'And the sun shined brightly'. Was this an error in syntax because we would have said 'shone'.
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    We Live and Learn

    Apparently, today is world Naked Gardening Day! https://www.facebook.com/topic/World-Naked-Gardening-Day/417322488297207?source=whrt&position=4&trqid=6144240748129299408
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    2015 Yorkshire Cycle Race

    Looks like this will be really great: http://letour.yorkshire.com/news/2015-yorkshire-race-official-launch
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    RIP Keith Harris

    I, for one, will miss Orville.
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    Amused Me

    Friend of mine put these pictures on Facebook under comment that he could tell he was in Yorkshire.
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    The Mystical Squeak of Mossy's Bicycle

    Welcome! Had to check on locality of Golborne.
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    Brilliant Drone Shots

    http://www.businessinsider.com/illegal-drone-photos-of-the-most-beautiful-places-on-earth-2015-3?op=1
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    jokes bad or otherwise.

    Not Really a Joke - Very Sad in Many Ways A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to...
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    Hellloooooo been gone a while

    Good to have you back. Am holding in there!
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    jokes bad or otherwise.

    http://www.tickld.com/x/actual-exchanges-between-pilots-and-control-towers Some old ones here but they are all good.
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    Calling All Gardeners.

    From what I can see, Narcissus 'Tresamble' is double headed.
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    British English V American English.

    Now, come on! My reticence is simply to preserve others' feelings.
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    British English V American English.

    Horse manure. Balderdash. Bordering on the nonsensical. All of the above.
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    British English V American English.

    This fits the theme: http://www.idealistrevolution.org/what-british-people-say-and-what-they-actually-mean/
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    British English V American English.

    I am fairly certain that I saw no variation on this one in all states I visited - the complete Eastern Seaboard, California, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri. I remember some differences - no right turn on red in New York City, no passing on the inside in Connecticut. One Connecticut...
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