It does this year. That's the earliest it can start (because Christmas Day this year is on a Sunday). The latest it can start is 3rd December (in years when Christmas Day is a Monday). (View Post)

Sadistic? Not really - I could live with getting 2/10 on a piece of homework. And it made me much more careful about punctuation in general (in all subjects) in a way that just having a word with me … (View Post)

It's funny how we remember these small injustices. When I was about 11 I lost marks for using the word "Israeli" as an adjective (eg "the Israeli government"). I was so sure I was… (View Post)

Also the most sixes in an ODI innings (26) and the most runs in fours and sixes in an ODI innings (300). And England have not just the highest, but the 3 highest totals for all three of these records. (View Post)

We didn't have a referendum in 1832, or 1918, or 1928, or 1969, etc. (View Post)