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London-based Lean / Agile coach and trainer, developer, haiku poet, early BDDer and international speaker.


May
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awarded  Popular Question
Apr
25
revised Ability in past for positive and negative sentences
Formatting, clarified the question
Apr
23
comment Social events with Dress code
Did you try an internet search?
Apr
15
revised The lady's not for turning
Alan-B was right. It's an Iron Maiden, of course, not a Lady.
Apr
15
answered The lady's not for turning
Apr
14
awarded  Yearling
Feb
18
comment Appropriate to start business email or letter with just “Dear,”?
If someone writes to you without using "Dear Mr / Miss <Whatever>" or "Dear Sir / Madam" - for example, opening an email with "Hello" or "Hi" - it's probably because they feel uncomfortable with the formality. In that case, replying and opening with their first name is IMO fine, if you feel comfortable too.
Feb
12
awarded  Enthusiast
Jan
25
awarded  Popular Question
Jan
25
comment What does “get in” mean?
@Warlock, please consider visiting the new English Language Learner's site. It's just gone into beta and a question like this would be a good fit.
Jan
20
awarded  Enlightened
Jan
20
awarded  Nice Answer
Jan
19
awarded  Notable Question
Jan
17
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
@FumbleFingers It is. Or should I say, It's...
Jan
17
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
@FumbleFingers I don't think they're the kind of people who'd refer to God's green earth; they may well have been referencing Blackadder without me realising though. As for Monty Python, I'd like to have an argument, please.
Jan
17
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
@FumbleFingers They're English; all of us are Blackadder fans. So, yes. :)
Jan
17
revised What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
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Jan
16
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
@FumbleFingers When I Googled the phrase before posting here, I found a number of uses that suggests it's starting to become idiomatic. I've certainly heard my friends use it before. It's definitely "clean" not "green". I can believe that it originally came from Blackadder (surprises me, but I can believe it) so thanks to those who've helped establish this for me. (For the record, I'm a she not a he - possibly better to use they as a singular neutral pronoun?)
Jan
16
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
I used the phrase in a forum, then wondered where on earth it came from, so I assume I must have heard it watching Blackadder itself.
Jan
16
comment What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around?
Thank you. Given how many uses of it I found on the internet, I was curious (I just used it in an answer to someone on a forum, and found myself bemused).