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The "Gloria Scott" - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The "Gloria Scott" - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published April 1893 “I have some papers here,” said my friend Sherlock Holmes, as we sat one winter’s night on either side of the fire, “which I really think,…

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The Great British Sewing Bee - Season Seven

The Great British Sewing Bee - Season Seven Season 7 of the BBC reality television series, The Great British Sewing Bee (TGBSB), first broadcast in 2021, was filmed in Trinity Buoy Wharf in London's East End, now a commercial mixed use space. In the seventh…

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Calm Down and Go Easy - the differences

The English language phrases Calm Down and Go Easy have related meanings, but they are different, as I shall explain, using British English examples. Calm Down (verb) is an instruction to the listener to reduce their level of emotion. It is often used towards children,…

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All about Bazin fabric

Bazin fabric is a heavy, hand-dyed polished cotton woven as a damask (meaning a different yarn is used in the warp and weft directions) and also a brocade (meaning a pattern is woven into the fabric). Together these give Bazin a distinctive sheen. Bazin originated,…

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