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Review: ‘Game of Thrones’

chrisjbulford 30 January, 2012 Uncategorized0 Comments

I was introduced to the TV series Game of Thrones by a friend this weekend and I think it may be the perfect escapism from my hectic student life right now! I am aware that I missed it the first time around (the first season aired in April last year, …

Americanisms

chrisjbulford 26 January, 2012 Uncategorized0 Comments

I fully appreciate that British (and indeed many, many other) cultures have adopted a great deal of ‘Americanisms’ into their language but to be met in Boots, Crouch End, London today by “Have a good one, yeah?”, by which I presume he meant “Have a nice day!” (To which I …