That reminds me of the sentence about a grammar exam. Alice, where Bob had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" was correct. Obviously the middle pluperfect! (View Post)

I had to have O level Latin to read maths at Cambridge. I had O level Greek as well. Useful for maths Δ, δ. I think that's about it. (View Post)

Crude model using swings in poll shares is: Con 30.1% Ref 29.6% Grn 18.6% Lab 16.8% LD 5.2% If Green can show it's in with a chance, and squeezes Lab and LD, it could just win, with Con and Ref … (View Post)

If they are flotsam, you should save them in case their owners reclaim them. Lots of brown soggy bananas. If they are jetsam (unlikely) then their owners have disowned them. IANAL Tory MPs going to R… (View Post)

He wants a bung. (View Post)