For those of you who are not entirely confident (very few indeed I should judge) in the English language there are a number of useful words that end…
Category: English Language
Names to confuse you (they have another meaning)
English is a rich language not only because of an immense vocabulary, but also because many words in daily use have another, purely historical meaning. Take for example:
Lilibet – a purely American invention
Intrigued by the title, ‘Lilibet’, I ordered a hard-bound first edition from my online bookshop Bibliophile (how lost I would be with it). I suppose it is a…
The first volume of General-History as a book is out on Amazon
For those who are interested the first volume of my 3-volume printed version of articles from General-History.com is on Amazon. Just click on Books, and then key Jeremy…
The Bard in the Bible
The Bard in the Bible. Here is a mystery for Shakespeare fans and inquisitive youngsters who know what the King James Version of the Bible is. Most of…
Oh dear, these history books . . .
Oh dear, these history books. An online bookseller I deal with kindly sent me a copy of a ‘book of history’ published in the United States, featuring long…
The Myth of King Arthur
The Myth of King Arthur. Thirteenth century Europe knew much of the legends of a possibly Welsh King called Arthur, who supposedly drove away Britain’s enemies, laid the…
Who Said It? Edition No. 3
Dozens of webbers gave an answer to our last Who Said It quiz, but few got it right. The answer is Samuel Goldfish, better known as Samuel Goldwyn,…
Some notes on the 2000 Scarlet Pimpernel series
Some notes on the 2000 TV series ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ I have in my possession a box set of this production, the material contained in four DVD discs….
Guess who said (or wrote) these things?
Give us your answers in the form of a Comment “I must have a drink of breakfast.” “Somebody left the cork out of my lunch!” “She’s all…