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North of England dialect vocab list
The last entry to the fifth subheading, Liverpool - home of the Beatles, correlates Paddy's wigwam with RC cathedral.
Is it considered amusing, charming, deprecatory, dismissive to invoke such a phrase about such a religious, spiritual site?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Understanding the British Political System
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Well, voters not voting for you disappoints me.
Which of the 652 constituencies made the mistake of not electing you?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
The Rings of Power: initial thoughts
The third paragraph to the first subheading, Initial thoughts, considers us that "Tolkien was a phonologist, so any casting of Tolkien's characters should take accents into consideration. Traditionally Hobbits have been seen as western English ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
The Christian View of Political Leadership
Accidentally I came across Tilda Swinton communicating her descent from King Alfred the Great.
Just now I checked online sources, of which the Famous kin dot com site (https://famouskin.com/famous-kin ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Late Winter in the Garden
No kind of plants grows naturally in containers. All have a niche in nature, so a tin can or pot is not the only env ironment. For a plant.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
Probably sessiĺe oak, which is the species dominant in North Britain. Quercus petraea.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
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The third paragraph to the fourth subheading, Well guardians, advises us that "The ritual on the island was for the afflicted person to kneel before the altar, and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Was Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth 1st, a man ?
Unitedstatesian historical fiction sometimes associates Queen Elizabeth I romantically with her BFF Robert Dudley, acknowledged as My Eyes and Robin.
Do British-Isles-ers have that tradition?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Late Winter in the Garden
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Kate Mosse, in her The Mystery of the Acid Soil contribution to Agatha Christie: 12 New Mysteries, has Jane Marple hinging soil rejuvenation, soil remediation ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Kate Greenaway - The Grace and Tenderness of the Childhood Illustration
Yes, I indeed do like KG's work and particularly her attention to her subjects' clothing, footwear, hair and headwear styles.
The paragraph under the first subheading, In her blood, explains that "Her mother was a seamstress, milliner, and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/18/2024
Sacred Wells and Springs
Red hair is common, so that is more plausible.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
Late Winter in the Garden
Yes. Most plant pots have drainage holes.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
The Christian View of Political Leadership
How bid she reckon descent from Alfred.? Was it from a Norman into whose line a Saxon married? Scots are likely to claim a clan ancestor.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
Understanding the British Political System
Most government ministers are chosen from members of parliament. The country is divided into 652 constituencies, each of which elects a member of parliament the one who commands the largest support in parliament is asked by the monarch to become ...
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024
Yes to deaconesses
Maybe she sensed that the host and bride were in need maybe God worked through her. Beyond that I cannot say.
frankbeswick, on 05/18/2024