Gary L
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I totally agree! Also, some non-American English speakers look down on other versions but then, for example, I discovered that autumn was a substitute for Fall in uk due to continental influences. Not sure if it is true but as warning against assuming a superior attitude. As a resident in Spain, I loath the marketing use of “Spanglish” - our CEO spoke of “las schools”, the latter word pronounced as “eschools”, of course. Unreal.
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Ah now I know who you mean! I loved the movie, especially the female aide who discovers the prince in the closet:.
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Sadly, @kajean you will find that the second conditional is now taught as “if I was..” even in Oxford English course books. And as for my beloved “whom” it no longer appears…..
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Well that was unexpected!! But in this Hugillverse there is always a surprise or two!
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Such a good read from the start! Quintessentially English and yet universal in its themes.
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After only a couple of chps this is another highly recommendable read! Great stuff!
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Seriously worried, I’m in total agreement with @PrivateTim re Z##k…never heard of Taylor Z
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I had read the first few chps months ago and got distracted. Am now totally into how this story develops. Thoroughly enjoyable!
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Very satisfactory and satisfying answers. I’m even more in awe of Mark and his team. CAP is an amazing series but for me as a historian, the Granger novels are such a great pleasure to read and to reflect on that era. Mark’s research is impeccable (think of Granger in the St Petersburg palaces and their Titian paintings!). 🤗
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The Drop in Centre
Gary L replied to Mikiesboy's topic in Mikiesboy's Drop in Centre's Mikieboy's Topics
Speaking of bad wieners….. I’m in UK and was informed by the supposedly responsible adult at home in Spain that (arch)criminal 001 was in observation at vets’ after eating “three or four double strength sleeping pills” she found on his bedside table, along with chewing his Tom Ford glasses….. She is fine but someone else is in the doghouse…. No pressies from duty free for him. -
Yes I’m back in Blighty! Heaven save Valencia from Jasper!
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They’re back! And I reading this in UK Midlands area. Can’t see any road signs to Parborough, though….
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Not if Travis has anything to do with it……..
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Great start. I like the teacher and student angles. I await the next installment with anticipation!
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Spot on! Thank you!
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Well said, or should I say, Well sung?!
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Daddy issues & a friendly twitcher
Gary L commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Daddy issues & a friendly twitcher
You were never far from water because the very boundaries were porous; fingers of water snaked inland, and where man had not reshaped things, the shoreline was completely permeable, land leading to wetlands that shaded into the sea so that you never knew which was which. Beautifully evocative language. I’m swept back to that coast. Vaughan Williams “Lark Arising” is playing in my head. Another triumph begins, @Robert Hugill. -
Daddy issues & a friendly twitcher
Gary L commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Daddy issues & a friendly twitcher
A cornucopia of comments from my friend @Summerabbacat. Love Alison Moyet, gosh the Rockland bros….., memories, memories, memories…. -
Great start! I’m hooked….ll
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Vol 2 of the series maintains the excellent standard that this story teller achieves in spades. I, and many others, have have hours of reading pleasure thanks to @Robert Hugill. excellent!
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Epilogue: Christmas Day
Gary L commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Epilogue: Christmas Day
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Sums up life!
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It is hard to believe that there are now 7 @Robert Hugill stories on GA. This is an excellent addition. As always, there is great storytelling, interesting characters whose lives are affected by changes outside of themselves. The written English is exquisite. Those who are already fans will be v content. For anyone who has yet to enter this writer’s world, now is your chance to start. A great read.
