I am a fairly frequent driver up the A1 and it is interesting to observe the shift from Anglo Saxon to Norse place names, it occurs fairly abruptly around Grantham and to my mind that marks the borde… (View Post)

No, look at the map - the "cone" pronunciation is most prevalent in the midlands, the deindustrialised north and the Thames estuary, prime Leave areas, and least prevalent in the Remain hea… (View Post)

Have you and Swiss Toni ever been seen in the same room? (View Post)

In Newcastle book and spoon have the same 'oo' sound but the other way around. (View Post)

Indeed. Americans can't be trusted around food, everyone knows that. (View Post)