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by sejintenej
Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:44 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: David Jesson-Dibley: RIP
Replies: 8
Views: 4274

Re: David Jesson-Dibley: RIP

I have always been puzzled about the teaching of "English" in schols. What is it? How is it done? What is so-called "Good" English? My primary school teacher, up to the age of nine, was a martinet over nouns, verbs adjectives and copperplate writing. I probably missed the pronoun...
by sejintenej
Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:26 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138389

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

time please wrote When you lived in Norway ( I think you did ) presumably you were registered to live there. In which case you enjoyed first class health care to a minimal cost. So you did rather enjoy the fruits of a system where everyone chips in. Your comment about shopping for health care or see...
by sejintenej
Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: teaching relevance in later life
Replies: 24
Views: 47157

teaching relevance in later life

To what extent (if any) was the area you followed at CH (sciences, languages, classics etc) benefit you in later life? In my case I followed the sciences - physics, chemistry, but in later life such learning helped for a mere 2 or 3 minutes when I remembered how the Pilkington Float Glass process wo...
by sejintenej
Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:28 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138389

Wedding that was

Came to that awkward moment when the priest asked if anyone had anything to say concerning the union of the bride and groom. Utter silence was broken when a beautiful young woman carrying a child stood up. She starts walking slowly towards the priest. The congregation was aghast - you could almost h...
by sejintenej
Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: Jobs/work experience - wanted/available
Topic: any jobs going?!
Replies: 11
Views: 12712

Re: any jobs going?!

In my day (1950s and 60s) the Benevolent Society of Blues might have found her a a job. What happened to them? Not so benevolent perhaps these days. Just in case any YOB (young old blue) is reading I am a bit averse to employment agencies. On the occasions I was looking for staff we made a specific...
by sejintenej
Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Freaky in the FT
Replies: 38
Views: 36109

Re: Freaky in the FT

Freaky wrote: Would it not be better to have the chancellor, governor of the BofE and eight wise persons sitting round a table and trying to balance monetary and fiscal policy? The kind of arrangement that we had when Ken Clarke was chancellor? The present arrangement merely ghetto-ises the function...
by sejintenej
Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Jobs/work experience - wanted/available
Topic: any jobs going?!
Replies: 11
Views: 12712

Re: any jobs going?!

Hey, Rockfreak. Idwal slabs was easy - just +/- 400 feet of flat rock with the occasional crack to break up the monotony of not even vertical flatness. I seem to think that we made a loose attempt at belaying. No big problem OR struggle so we went straight on to ? Devil's Kitchen which is climbed in...
by sejintenej
Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:35 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Flecker’s Banning of some Comics
Replies: 19
Views: 8053

Re: Flecker’s Banning of some Comics

Alex posted (some time ago! Are there more examples of CH (Horsham) censorship? One not mentioned was censorship of inward post. A certain member hereof had a girlfriend whose letters seem to have been somewhat "hot". Kit heard about this and the boy's inward mail was checked by Kit who I ...
by sejintenej
Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Accents at CH Horsham
Replies: 14
Views: 14692

Re: Accents at CH Horsham

What an analysis from someone I possibly knew (the name is familiar). I agree with the conclusion that we ended up with a (mock) upper class accent but much still depends on our backgrounds. I agree also that there was no teaching of pronunciation in English or French or Spanish at CH. No German for...
by sejintenej
Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Looking for....
Topic: Member: Eloise - ?eloisesec
Replies: 3
Views: 6386

Re: Member: Eloise - ?eloisesec

post by loringa » Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:20 pm David - I think you are probably referring to this: viewtopic.php?t=731 which originated with a post from eloisec back in 2005 which I think could be read as cri de coeur. I suspect she moved on to better things - I hope so! Top Yes!!!! That is exactly wha...
by sejintenej
Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: David Newsome
Replies: 15
Views: 14170

Re: David Newsome

inflicting pain on young people and that it was to be accepted. Strange very strange and disturbing Time please. By TODAY'S standards in the UK perhaps but not when we were at school. Don't forget that on an isle not too far from Liverpool a birching was an accepted punishment which often resulted i...
by sejintenej
Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:14 pm
Forum: REPORTING Inappropriate Content
Topic: Extremely bad taste
Replies: 1
Views: 3411

Extremely bad taste

In the thread "Richard Poulton has died" the latest comment is (REMOVED)

Whatever the deceased might have done or not done the person claiming that identity is, IMHO guilty of not bad but abominably poor taste unworthy of his/its noble profession.
by sejintenej
Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:24 am
Forum: FIRST TIME VISITORS & Feedback
Topic: “Like” option on CH Forum
Replies: 12
Views: 12916

Re: “Like” option on CH Forum

Certainly I checked the outbox - zilch I even tried to message you but didn't appear to succeed The problem is that I saw a post from eloisesec saying that she is bored silly and can anyone help her find a job. Unfortunately it got lost whilst I was creating a reply and got sidetracked by a family e...
by sejintenej
Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: FIRST TIME VISITORS & Feedback
Topic: “Like” option on CH Forum
Replies: 12
Views: 12916

Re: “Like” option on CH Forum

Feb 2005 As a direct result of richardb's entry under "Re: Agenda for meeting on 13th Sept & statements" I tried to send a message to rockfreak stating categorically that the reference to a banker was not to me and giving reasons. I even took his name from the members search engine but...
by sejintenej
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: Looking for....
Topic: Member: Eloise - ?eloisesec
Replies: 3
Views: 6386

Member: Eloise - ?eloisesec

Your cri de coeur in past few days

Can't find it again so please contact