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Karen2005

Book/reading forums

Can anyone recommend online reading/book forums? Somewhere I can discuss books I've read, get inspiration for new novels etc. I'm not looking for a forum for specific books/authors, but something...

robhip436

well when i was at school we read a book in english in the book there is a gang and they raise money to buy some thing and they keep the money in a tin box and the money is stolen from them by a rival...

moonshadow

pardon me?

I'm sure we have all had enough of the William and Kate saga but one thing is puzzling me regarding the supposed wrong use of the word PARDON,what's wrong with it and what is one supposed to say...

77woody77

name

Powerful medieval family of Rome

Pentagon

Literature-Famous novel

In which famous novel did 25 year-old 'Katherine ' die along with her baby in childbirth on 1 April 1898?

SJmacleod

fabric name

The name of a fabric or design with horizontal stripes of a bright colour. Aanyone got any ideas, please?

MJDale

Bugs in Flowers

I have some sweet peas in the garden that I like to cut and bring into the house. Unfortunately this also brings in a lot of small black bugs (about the size of ladybirds) that come out at night. Is...

lovelylad

3rd world

What's the 2nd world?

comloulou

The English Language

Genuine question here and not intended to rile anyone. I am of the view that the English language is an evolving, living entity. It has seen chaucer, a vowel shift, French, Saxon, Roman Asian and...

katiesara

English lang. type question!

When you talk about something being written in the 'first person, 'second person' etc. What is the correct term for this? For example 'The story was written in the first person, therefore the ????? of...

curiousgeorg

book about a disease killed age 16

I remember reading a book as a child that Involved a disease that killed every adult ~16 YOA and older. It was about how the children, and one girl in particular survived this ordeal. Set in States....

VickyG

Can anyone name the poet?

Who wrote the poem with the first line (as well as I can remember): 'This is the night mail/train (?) crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order, letters for the rich, letters for...

ukkid76

David Beckham is off

So David Beckham is off to Real Madrid I suppose you cannot blame Sir Alex Ferguson for selling him after all with today's economic climate if David were a house anybody with any sense would sell and...