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Grammar help

I am checking a document that has been proofread and have come across a couple of queries from the proofreader. Currently a sentence reads: "General anaesthesia is used in nearly all cases with full...
12:02 Thu 19th Mar 20096 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:02 Fri 27th Mar 2009
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Karen2005

Pubs near Lords cricket ground

I am taking my dad on a tour of Lord's cricket ground and would like to have lunch nearby beforehand. Problem is that my dad must be the world's most conservative eater and only eats British food (not...
18:39 Sun 11th Jan 20096 answers, last by Steve.5 02:05 Sun 25th Jan 2009
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Karen2005

Bathroom cleaning products

I am having my bathroom refurbished at the moment and want to keep it looking spick and span for as long as possible. I have to admit I'm a bit slack when it comes to cleaning, but really want to...
14:26 Tue 18th Nov 20089 answers, last by chazza 11:18 Wed 19th Nov 2008
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Recommendations for a good read

Hello Can anyone recommend a modern novel with a really good page-turning plot? Most modern novels I've read recently are very good in terms of atmosphere and description, but don't seem to have much...
10:37 Fri 08th Aug 200811 answers, last by Karen2005 17:40 Fri 22nd Aug 2008
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Planting potatoes

I've got some potatoes (not sure what variety) left over from my organic veg box. They've gone a bit soft and have started to sprout. I was considering having a go at growing my own spuds this year in...
15:27 Tue 18th Mar 20087 answers, last by Clanad 16:38 Thu 20th Mar 2008
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Karen2005

Cold butter

Why does cold butter stick to the knife when buttering hot toast? (not sure whether this belongs here or in the "how it works" category!)
13:01 Thu 06th Mar 20084 answers, last by Karen2005 10:08 Fri 07th Mar 2008
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Cauliflower cheese

What do you eat with cauliflower cheese? Is it meant to be a meal in itself, or is it an accompaniment to something else?
15:05 Thu 06th Mar 200821 answers, last by Psychick 18:38 Fri 07th Mar 2008
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Taxation on monetary gifts

What are the rules surrounding taxation on monetary gifts from parents to children/children-in-law? Is there a limit of ?3000 per person per year before any monetary gifts are taxable? I'd heard...
13:53 Sun 24th Feb 20084 answers, last by dzug 00:03 Tue 26th Feb 2008
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Where to live?

My husband and I are considering moving to another part of the country to (hopefully) lead a better quality of life (we are currently in the south-east). We have a list of criteria we'd like our new...
16:43 Thu 14th Feb 20088 answers, last by brionon 13:24 Thu 06th Mar 2008
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Depression/anxiety long-term recovery

Has anyone suffered from depression/anxiety and has made a full, long-term recovery from it (ie is no longer taking any form of medication/counselling and has been well for a prolonged period of...
13:22 Tue 08th Jan 20086 answers, last by Karen2005 21:49 Wed 09th Jan 2008
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Name that veg!

I was in Yo Sushi last night and one of the chefs started preparing a vegetable that I've never seen before. It looked like a root vegetable, but it was huge - a couple of feet long. It was very pale...
15:06 Thu 13th Dec 20073 answers, last by Karen2005 10:42 Fri 14th Dec 2007
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How to help a hoarder?

My mum is a hoarder - mainly newspapers and magazines that are half-read but "might have an interesting article I want to read/keep", but also piles of clothes and other useless junk that has...
14:59 Mon 05th Nov 200710 answers, last by woofgang 09:10 Wed 07th Nov 2007
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re-locating

Hello Has anyone here relocated to another part of the country? I am considering a move from the London suburbs to a Somerset market town within the next couple of years and wondered what sort of...
14:04 Thu 25th Oct 20073 answers, last by spudqueen 16:29 Thu 25th Oct 2007
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Scaling up a recipe

Hello, I'm intending to make this for a dinner party: Sweet potato curry Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ? banana shallot, sliced ? red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp cumin...
18:09 Mon 01st Oct 20073 answers, last by ConfusedJohn 10:55 Tue 09th Oct 2007
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Travelling from London to Wells, Somerset

What's the best way to travel from London to Wells in Somerset by public transport?
11:37 Fri 21st Sep 20077 answers, last by Karen2005 00:14 Sat 22nd Sep 2007
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Dinner party menu ideas

I've got some friends coming over for dinner soon and there'll be 6 of us in total. Can you help me come up with some menu ideas with the following caveats: One of my friends is vegetarian, so a menu...
14:48 Thu 20th Sep 20076 answers, last by YvonneM 00:40 Sat 22nd Sep 2007
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Tomato blight

I'm very proud that I've grown tomatoes for the first time ever (in fact the first veg/fruit I've ever grown!) but some of them seem to have tomato blight. Is it still OK to eat these? Should I cut...
20:54 Wed 05th Sep 20072 answers, last by Karen2005 14:54 Thu 06th Sep 2007
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Smoothies

I have bought a smoothie maker - a gadget that I just had to have. Now I realise that I have no idea how to make a smoothie. The little booklet with the machine is not really very helpful. I know that...
21:09 Wed 05th Sep 200716 answers, last by wolf63 17:48 Sat 08th Sep 2007
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Karen2005

Buying rounds

One of my friends rarely pays his way at the pub. One memorable ocassion is where I bought a pitcher of something or other for about ?10 for both of us to share. Later in the evening we both wanted...
14:23 Fri 17th Aug 200711 answers, last by joko 04:21 Mon 20th Aug 2007
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Removing tuna smell from inside of bag

My tuna salad lunch managed to leak inside my bag (even though I'd put the box inside a carrier bag first) and now the inside of my bag smells of tuna. I've managed to sponge most of it off, but the...
13:35 Tue 07th Aug 20074 answers, last by peter johnso 20:04 Wed 08th Aug 2007

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