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Tyke Jigjag

With "elite" football cancelled, I watched a local Cup-tie in the park, with the proverbial 2 men and a dog. Reds 4-0 up with 10 mins to go. Then a mass brawl and a Red sent-off. Blues scored a wind-assisted goal from an indirect free for offside (no-one noticed) then 2 penalties. All hell broke loose and a last minute equaliser ruled out, so 4-3.

This will bring the crowds back - but perhaps thats not a good idea at the moment.

Grunger

Sounds like a good game! I was reduced to watching Salford v Wigan last night (on Sky) ... I can only assume that the Rugby League lads are so tough that any viral infection gives up and chooses an easier target.

An old friend was an answer in yesterday's EV, in the Sunday Telegraph - Focsle. It- and Bosun, Bo'sun, Bo's'n and Bos'n - lead to some discussion last year.

thanks malone

Thanks, Cockie. I still think it's an extremely ungainly-looking word!

Cockie, Malone

Ungainly, yes, but fo'c's'le's a great word - 4 apostrophes - wow!

Grunger, with or without the apostrophes, the F word is lacking in elegance. Without them, it looks like a scary hand in Scrabble, with them it looks like the writer/ typist has the shakes and is strewing apostrophes all over the place.

The pandemic is no laughing matter. .

having closed boarders around the world

According to today's fishwrapper

Sorry to be pedantic, but do you mean "LED to some discussion.."?
Lead being a heavy metallic element, atomic number 82.
Or, alternatively, what you do to a discussion (e.g. the minister was asked to lead the discussion on the morality of capital punishment).
Or my favourite joke about the man who was lead guitarist in a heavy metal band.

Oliver Kamm, the erstwhile Times resident pedant, had an explanation for why "that was a great three points" is acceptable. As I recall, the entire phrase "three points" is to be regarded as the object of the sentence and, since only one set of three points is awarded for each win, the singular verb is appropriate.