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J.S. Bach Christmas Oratoria.

Does anyone happen to know where I could find an online English translation? I've had a look around Google, but I must be missing something! It's not copryright material and just wondered if I could...

mydogsandme

thee and thou

Forgive my ignorance but in what period did people stop speaking in Shakepearean English i.e thee, thou,whenst and so on and speak more like we do today? Was it a gradual thing?

Carol Anne

Eire during World War 2

How did Eire receive food and fuel imports during WW2. Was Britain responsible for feeding the Irish republic during the war?

dash_zero

laetitia avgg

I've been looking at a Roman coin from around 270-273 AD. One side has a figure that is describe as LAETITIA.AVGG. Does anyone know who/what this is, the significance of etc. NB: the other side is of...

Booldawg

Planning permission

I am currently in the stages of buying a house that has a single floor sun room/conservatory type extension that is a concrete wall construction with a flat roof. It would appear that planning...

bpirockin

UK place names that include body parts?

That's it, place names incorporating body parts - head, leg, arm, lip, foot etc, and keep it clean guys ???

Shaun99

Latin Question....

What does this mean in English......Ad augusta per angusta.

Jules Murray

Waxing Lyrical

What does it mean when someone says "waxing lyrical"

vikkireay

center stage

has anyone seen the movie center stage?? do you know who sings the song it goes... and were dancin and it feels alright ... i think its mandy moore do you know where i cud get it???

charliebaps

powder coated steel

Is it possible to paint on powder coated steel? I am buying a bed in dark brown and thought I could paint it white but my friend informed me it's impossible to paint on powder coated steel (it's from...

cassie_lakes

Scotland yard

I didn't really know where to put this but: why is (New) Scotland yard called that? I mean it has nothing to do with Scotland right?

the freak

flag

what flag is it that has a red background with a big blue X outlined in white, with white stars inside it??

colin salmon

Is There a Difference

I thought until recently Romanys and Gypsys were one and the same, but after reading a book by some Irish authour he said that they were totally different with their origins in different places, can...

tell-me-more

lol

Am I the only one who is properly "calibrated" in relation to expressions like LOL? When I write lol, it is because I've just laughed out loud. To me, that seems sensible. Others write lol when barely...

Malone

World War 2 film

Trying to remember the name or who was in a World War 2 film where a plane crashed in South Africa and the soldiers did not realise they were dead. They kept disappearing as their bodies were...

Octavius

Paragraph

Hi Ed, I have been a good boy lately, you haven't told me off for a while now. What is going on with the double spacing between paragraphs? O

DJKC

Tantric Sex

I posted a Q earlier this week regarding Tantric, a couple of ladies were wishing there husbands were so thoughtful. Uuughhh my wife said dont bother learning or reading about that, she says, shes not...