tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post3907383369542439692..comments2024-03-10T06:51:42.128+00:00Comments on The Art of Words: Howlers 10Lucy R. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-20673773903945400332014-02-27T23:30:27.295+00:002014-02-27T23:30:27.295+00:00I confuse ancestors and descendants. Be so much ea...I confuse ancestors and descendants. Be so much easier if we all spoke fluent Latin! What's that in Anglo Saxon? Forebears and offspring?Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-25950361450927620132014-02-27T18:53:20.825+00:002014-02-27T18:53:20.825+00:00PS the picture of the house is lovely, would put u...PS the picture of the house is lovely, would put up with estate agent rubbish to get it!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-69539820349511294102014-02-27T18:52:13.271+00:002014-02-27T18:52:13.271+00:00Damp squid for damp squib, but I like that, I thin...Damp squid for damp squib, but I like that, I think it's endearing. I think 'to the manor born' is wrong, should be 'to the manner born' , but that's a losing battle. Many Americans convinced it is 'manor' - because they think it is Brit and that's how we operate. Whereas manor isn't really that posh, it's just a bigger house, nothing fancy, to expressClothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com