"@wild edges" I'm sure all languages have their idiosyncracies but we used to have a timeshare on the southern edge of Snowdonia and often heard "Doesn't it?" used where "Isn't it?" would seem to make more sense. For example it was chucking down with rain when we went into a shop (chucking down outside before any smartypants picks up on that) and the lady in the shop said "There's weather now, doesn't it".
Tank, the military vehicle, has an interesting back story involving deception, prurience over the letters WC, and Tilda Swinton’s great grandfather. And you’ll now have to look it up if you want to know more.
lots of people attribute "a square meal" to naval habits from long before there was an official navy with any regulations so I rather doubt them. this site has an interesting theory that seems more plausible.
@philippasmith2 Yes, our Parliament here doesn't allow this assumption Another interesting assumption is that the seats are often also shown in a circle with the Left starting on the left bottom side and ending with the Right closing the circle from the right side. There have been many examples where people started on the far left side when they were young, and ended on the far-right political direction at the end of their life.
I heard it came from the days of early radio broadcasts of football commentaries, where there was an imaginary numbered grid … and presumably the commentator would say ‘and back to square one’ at certain times … however there’s also a theory that it comes from the board game Snakes & Ladders.
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Another interesting assumption is that the seats are often also shown in a circle with the Left starting on the left bottom side and ending with the Right closing the circle from the right side. There have been many examples where people started on the far left side when they were young, and ended on the far-right political direction at the end of their life.
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I ♥ my garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.