COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG I would imagine most people have come across rhyming slang at some time or other, even if only in the movies – and may not even have realised it. It is sort…
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Postal and official abbreviations for each state of the United States of America
POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS OF ALL STATES OF THE U.S.A. Postal (and some official) abbreviations for all the States in the United States of America. STATE OFFICIAL POSTAL STATE OFFICIAL POSTAL Alabama Ala. AL Montana Mont. MT…
Temperature Conversion charts and information for Celsius/Centigrade/Fahrenheit
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Book related Tips and suggestions on how to make paper look old etc.
HOW TO MAKE PAPER LOOK OLD AND OTHER BOOK RELATED TIPS This page is really for general tips associated with books and libraries, however, the main feedback seems to have been in ways to…
The correct word for various parts of the body and body functions.
BODY PART OR FUNCTIONS Whether you are a Pub Quiz aficionado, a collector of unusual facts and trivia or just someone who likes browsing the internet, then the following may well be of interest. Bill…
Another page of words which are different in the U.K. and America
Hints and Things does not use any 1st Party cookies – more information. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH WORDS PART 2 I am indebted to Dr. Beren S. Ewen for providing a lot more words…
Examples of language differences between countries and states
Hints and Things does not use any 1st Party cookies – more information. LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES Malcolm Bale has sent in the following interesting information on the use of verbs. “Auxiliary verbs are used differently in…
More examples of language differences between American and U.K English
Hints and Things does not use any 1st Party cookies – more information. Language Differences – Part 3 I really had no idea how much interest this subject would generate. Just recently Scott Jamieson…
Wine lovers glossary of wine terms beginning with the letter A
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Feng Shui – Practical Feng Shui, decorating, colours and flow
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