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Wordsmith – Test your Guernsey French

Oct09

Wordsmith – Test your Guernsey French

Published by Robert on Oct 9, 2020

Wordsmith – Test your Guernsey French

Guernsey French is theoretically the mother tongue of our island home, Guernsey. However it is dying out rapidly. So how many of these Guernsey French words do you know (or can guess)? Improve and test your Patois wordpower by matching each of the words below to one of the multiple possible definitions.

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Why Are British Elections Always Held on Thursdays?

Oct02

Why Are British Elections Always Held on Thursdays?

Published by Robert on Oct 2, 2020

Why Are British Elections Always Held on Thursdays?

It’s a time-honoured tradition that Brits choose their MPs on a Thursday, which was last broken in 1978, where voters in Hamilton, Scotland, cast their ballots on Wednesday, May 31. The reason? The opening match of the 1978 World Cup was on Thursday, June 1. But why are British elections always held on Thursdays?

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How To … Make a Fire Without Matches

Jun17

How To … Make a Fire Without Matches

Published on Jun 17, 2011 in General Interest, Trivia

How to start a fire without the use of matches.
… “things eveyone used to know how to do.”

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Origin of Some Popular English Idioms

Jun10

Origin of Some Popular English Idioms

Published on Jun 10, 2011 in General Interest, Trivia

The origins of a selection of some popular English expressions and sayings.

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