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From: Barks <cmib@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:35:06 +0000
Siddiq wrote:


>Hey, do you Brits still get "Mind Your Language"?
>
Was that the comedy series that was about a night school teacher (Barry
Evans) of English to immigrants? If so, it didn't last long - just a couple
of series about ten or so years ago. 'Political Correctness' would prevent
it from being made nowadays I suppose.

Regards,
Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)

But there is a lot of interest in English at present. Teachers were going to have to undergo training in grammar so that they could teach it again (at least 2 generations have gone without such teaching in the state school system in the UK).

There have been ad hoc programmes on the radio (BBC Radio 4 naturlich) about origins and current usage, as well as a weekly programme hosted by Melvin Bragg. I'm sure Siddiq that you could catch it on the BBC website.

.... and there's your own friendly pedant right here ;->.

Chris

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Chris Barker
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