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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…

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,…

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,…

The English language verbs Stir, Mingle, Intermingle, Mix and Blend have related meanings, but they are all different, as I shall explain, using British English examples. Stir (verb) means the action of using a tool to rotate liquid in a container. "Place the ingredients in…

The English Language phrase Damned By Faint Praise is an idiom still in use 300 years after it was first used, as I shall explain, with examples of its British English usage. Damned by faint praise means to be given such little praise that it…