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[Blue Hills]

It was only about four years ago that many of the Radio4 presenters learned the difference between less, and fewer... thanks to:

Mr Angry of Norwich.
Mr Ranty of Aberdeen.
Mr Grumble of Pontyprid
...and many more.

are they your various pen/letter names?

 

[MontyVeda]

are they your various pen/letter names?

I'm a northerner, less and fewerer are synonymous.

 

[Moon bunny]

mm
I am sure things have improved since the tale I heard, but that quote (not criticising you) sounds suspiciously weaselly.
"employees" covers a pretty wide spread of roles within the BBC.

Many rather humble I would suppose.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...ice-as-likely-to-have-attended-private-school

 

[Cycleops]

It was only about four years ago that many of the Radio4 presenters learned the difference between less, and fewer... thanks to:

Mr Angry of Norwich.
Mr Ranty of Aberdeen.
Mr Grumble of Pontyprid
...and many more.

Not to mention Mrs Trellis of North Wales.

 

[Dave 123]

On the BBC news website Cheshire is in Liverpool.

 

[MontyVeda]

many many years ago, the new Blue Peter gardener was also the head gardener at Leighton Hall, about 10 miles north of Lancaster and 10 miles south of Kendal... but introducing him on Blue Peter they said "...from Leighton Hall, near Preston."

 

[MontyVeda]

On the BBC news website Cheshire is in Liverpool.

they have known to mention Lake Windermere too... which really really really gets my goat

 

[pawl]

There is only one lake in the Lake District Answers only on a blank cheque.

 

[MontyVeda]

There is only one lake in the Lake District Answers only on a blank cheque

Three halos is a bit much to award yourself for missing that full stop

 

[pawl]

Three halos is a bit much to award yourself for missing that full stop

Error corrected......

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

they have known to mention Lake Windermere too... which really really really gets my goat

Any fule nose it's Windermere Water

 

[Chromatic]

Error corrected......

There's still one missing.

 

[Dave 123]

There is only one lake in the Lake District Answers only on a blank cheque.

Lake Bala?
(when I was kayaking with Cambridge Canoe Club, some members would pronounce it Barler. Southern, English fools)

 

[winjim]

There is only one lake in the Lake District Answers only on a blank cheque.

You know that the name of a thing is not the thing, right? Windermere is a lake, as are all those other large bodies of water in the Lake District. But don't take my word for it.

 

[winjim]

they have known to mention Lake Windermere too... which really really really gets my goat

Differentiates it from Windermere town, innit.