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Hostile hospitality

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

Upon walking into a bar in the centre of Coventry the other night I was told, in no uncertain terms, "you'd better be English". This was just moments after walking through the entrance while in the process of trying to locate the friends I'd gone there to meet. Thankfully, they were easy to spot and some dist… Read more »


Tags: Coventry | racism | idiots | British

 

An apostrophic debacle

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

I recently read an article about Birmingham City Council refusing to make use of the apostrophe on any signs they produce from here on in. Furthermore, their spokesperson suggested that they had in fact been attempting to phase out this valuable piece of punctuation since as early as the 1950s. Birmingham is… Read more »


Tags: grammar | punctuation | Birmingham | education | idiots | apostrophes | West Midlands

 

What's wrong with your headphones?

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

As usual this morning, I got the bus to work. Unfortunately, also as usual, so did somebody with very little respect for those around them. Anybody who has been on public transport in recent years will no doubt be familiar with the sort. They come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have two things in commo… Read more »


Tags: music | bus | headphones | idiots | mobile phone