Blades in new grammar book

[Newbury Blade]

Blades-related references in my new grammar book:

"When I go to the football, I tend to drink too much beer, eat too many pies, swear a lot, hug complete strangers, and spend much of the afternoon singing an inspiring, deeply moving anthem called The Greasy Chip Butty Song. In the office, I avoid this ... "

"English, after all, used to have a singular version of 'you' – thee, thou, and thy – and it is still heard in some dialects (at the football in Sheffield, it is perfectly normal to hear someone shouting 'tha [thou] needs tha [thy] glasses, ref!'). 'You' gradually squeezed these words out to become standard for singular as well as plural, and no great anguish seems to have been caused, even in Yorkshire ... "

For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection
http://www.amazon.co.uk/For-Bell-Tolls-David-Marsh/dp/1783350121

 

[Jon Bon]

With a foreword by Broomhill Blade and Pinchy...

 

[Ted Danson]

I find grammar even more boring than watching the Blades, What percent of proceeds are going to S24SU?

P.S. shouldnt it be for whom the bell tolls?

 

[2ndtenorblade]

P.S. shouldnt it be for whom the bell tolls?

That would be plagiarism.

 

[Newbury Blade]

For Whom the Bell Tolls was a novel by Ernest Hemingway.

For Who the Bell Tolls is a gently ironic title, drawing attention to the question of whether it should be "who" or "whom".

I just thought Blades fans would enjoy the fact that it name-checks The Greasy Chip Butty Song.

Although I appreciate we have got a lot more to think/worry about right now.

 

[Ted Danson]

Ahha I see, not into Hemingway either.

Im just grumpy because of the Blades so finding fault with lots of things at the mo, strange because everything else in life is Rosy. Hope they hurry up and sack Weir, I want to be cheery again.

 

[2ndtenorblade]

Read the Hemmingway book years ago enjoyed it too, it's about an American in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil war. The book title is taken from an ancient poem.

 

[Pinchy]

No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.

John Donne
1624

 

[stringjunior]

whilst not a grammar pedant, I do like a bit of language education. bill brysons book, mother tongue, is excellent. will have a nosey at yours Newbury Blade

 

[Guesty]

I studied Donne in the Sixth Form, I'm not a big poetry man but I really did enjoy his stuff.

 

[Silent Blade]

Blades-related references in my new grammar book:

"When I go to the football, I tend to drink too much beer, eat too many pies, swear a lot, hug complete strangers, and spend much of the afternoon singing an inspiring, deeply moving anthem called The Greasy Chip Butty Song. In the office, I avoid this ... "

"English, after all, used to have a singular version of 'you' – thee, thou, and thy – and it is still heard in some dialects (at the football in Sheffield, it is perfectly normal to hear someone shouting 'tha [thou] needs tha [thy] glasses, ref!'). 'You' gradually squeezed these words out to become standard for singular as well as plural, and no great anguish seems to have been caused, even in Yorkshire ... "

For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection
http://www.amazon.co.uk/For-Bell-Tolls-David-Marsh/dp/1783350121

seeing your name, I remember you writing a newspaper article with you and your sons pictured at Springfield Park in March 1989 (we won 2-1)

 

[ZoneManWilf]

David Weir's current theme tune?

 

[Newbury Blade]

seeing your name, I remember you writing a newspaper article with you and your sons pictured at Springfield Park in March 1989 (we won 2-1)

My goodness you have a good memory! I wrote that for the Independent. We were living in Kent at the time so Wigan away was a long trip. The sons in question are grown up now and, of course, still Blades. And I have a new son, Freddie, aged one (on the left) so can look forward to doing it all over again. I will be taking him to the Lane in 2016 when I celebrate the 50th anniversary of my first game (0-1 v Blackpool, Easter Monday 1966).

 

[Newbury Blade]

whilst not a grammar pedant, I do like a bit of language education. bill brysons book, mother tongue, is excellent. will have a nosey at yours Newbury Blade

The bibliography at the end of For Who the Bell Tolls is in the form of a "Top 20" books and websites, and Mother Tongue is in there at No 13.

 

[JohnDenver]

If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's

A metaphor for the loss of Nick Montgomery to Oz.

 

[Silent Blade]

My goodness you have a good memory! I wrote that for the Independent. We were living in Kent at the time so Wigan away was a long trip. The sons in question are grown up now and, of course, still Blades. And I have a new son, Freddie, aged one (on the left) so can look forward to doing it all over again. I will be taking him to the Lane in 2016 when I celebrate the 50th anniversary of my first game (0-1 v Blackpool, Easter Monday 1966).

As I have always said that my first match as a committed Blade was in the 2-0 win against Preston in January 1970, my dad did take me to a few matches in the 1960s. He said to me when I was about 10 (I was born in March 1962) that my first ever match was against Blackpool when I was "about four". I asked him what was the score and he said "we won 4-1" so I believed him. When I bought the "First 100 years" book by Denis Clareborough in 1989, naturally I looked for the particular match against Blackpool but I couldnt find one that had the 4-1 scoreline! I asked my dad about it, he looked for that match in the book before giving it up saying "I cannot remember!" I had known for a long time that he took me to watch Spain v Switzerland 1966 World Cup match at S6 so I asked him if that was my first ever match, he said "No, it was definitely against Blackpool at the Lane". It looks like that my first ever football match was the same as yours despite the absence of my dad's four imaginary Blades goals!

 

[Guesty]

Our thread starter has a large article in the Guardian today. I thought it must have been him when one of his example sentences was 'None of the current squad are good enough to play in the Championship'.

 

[Oreyt]

Our thread starter has a large article in the Guardian today. I thought it must have been him when one of his example sentences was 'None of the current squad are good enough to play in the Championship'.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/30/10-grammar-rules-you-can-forget

Top stuff.

 

[Kenilworth]

Amazed he managed to get a pic of WalthamstowBlade in the article.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Fascinating.

 

[Kenilworth]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/30/10-grammar-rules-you-can-forget

Top stuff.

Bloody Hell! Has broomhillblade read number 9?

 

[Kenilworth]

Fascinating.

Be more impressive if your bloody avar raised an eyebrow on cue.

Get yersen some animated gifs - or has Foxy banned 'em.

 

[blade too long]

Blades-related references in my new grammar book:

"When I go to the football, I tend to drink too much beer, eat too many pies, swear a lot, hug complete strangers, and spend much of the afternoon singing an inspiring, deeply moving anthem called The Greasy Chip Butty Song. In the office, I avoid this ... "

"English, after all, used to have a singular version of 'you' – thee, thou, and thy – and it is still heard in some dialects (at the football in Sheffield, it is perfectly normal to hear someone shouting 'tha [thou] needs tha [thy] glasses, ref!'). 'You' gradually squeezed these words out to become standard for singular as well as plural, and no great anguish seems to have been caused, even in Yorkshire ... "

For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection
http://www.amazon.co.uk/For-Bell-Tolls-David-Marsh/dp/1783350121

thank thee for thou post , thy does us proud