I don´t have all the material yet but I plan to upload here photos of shop signs, menus etc which incorporate English well, badly or to comic effect.
I need to get snapping the best examples. It is curious how English is incorporated into other language. An example that comes to mind is "Low Cost", it appears to be in vogue to whack that next to an offer or even a shop name just to show there is a good deal to be had in that establishment. In the UK "Low Cost" is usually just a synonym for Ryanair or Easyjet.
I better get snapping and uploading said images.
That´s all folks.
Saturday, 5 October 2013
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Doesn´t a year fly past quickly?
I can´t believe it has been a year since I posted anything on this blog. If you left your favourite crumble untouched for a year, it would be somewhat rancid. So apologies for the hum lingering around this tiny corner of cyberspace.
Well in the year which has passed I have tucked into at least one of the boxes which appeared in my last post.
It is my intention to post a bit more regularly so I may need to invest in:
or alternatively a more old-school remedy:
.... which is not watching 1980s UK drama series, but the cockney rhyming slang for what this geezer has instead of a Barnet i.e. a Syrup .....
Note to non-users of Cockney Rhyming slang:
Barnet is short for Barnet Fair which in common parlance is Hair. (Barnet = hair)
Syrup is short for Syrup of Figs which in common parlance is Wig. (Syrup = wig)
Wish me luck. The contributions may be frequent but the consistency may not cut the mustard.
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Doesn´t time fly when you are not typing a blog?
After an unenforced 5 and a half month hiatus I logged on to the blog (technically I do not feel I can live up to the title of blogger or having a blog as they are associated with regular updates).
Yum!
Friday, 30 March 2012
Jocky, we salute you!
Sadly one of Kirkcaldy´s famous sons has just left this mortal coil. Jocky Wilson the darts legend passed on at the age of 62. He was probably Scotland´s best ever darts player.
The man was a legend in a time when darts players were not the well-honed athletes they may think they are today but big lads who would step up on the ochee and throw treble 20s for fun.
A funny story related to the big man was when he inadvertently appeared on Top of the Pops, albeit in huge poster form not in the flesh, behind Dexy´s Midnight Runners when they were performing "Jackie Wilson Said" as can be seen in the picture below.
It is unsure whether this was an accident or a tongue-in-cheek prank. It is easier to see in the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ao9p3ou7-U
Despite having similar sounding names Jocky Wilson and Jackie Wilson were not exactly doppelgangers.
The man was a legend in a time when darts players were not the well-honed athletes they may think they are today but big lads who would step up on the ochee and throw treble 20s for fun.
A funny story related to the big man was when he inadvertently appeared on Top of the Pops, albeit in huge poster form not in the flesh, behind Dexy´s Midnight Runners when they were performing "Jackie Wilson Said" as can be seen in the picture below.
It is unsure whether this was an accident or a tongue-in-cheek prank. It is easier to see in the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ao9p3ou7-U
Despite having similar sounding names Jocky Wilson and Jackie Wilson were not exactly doppelgangers.
Spot the difference?
Both top lads and both sadly departed.
