Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new rules

[oakiecokie]

He is welcome on here to sift out the repeat offenders who persist in confusing 'have' and 'of'

... and there,the`re,their and likewise.

 

[oakiecokie]

thruppenny bits please and don't forget farthings, crowns, groats and (most importantly) sovereigns.

I think you missed the irony of my wordings.

 

[Gabriel]

Always wondered about that picture. It is usually interpreted as an old soldier thrusting his cap under King George’s nose in search of money, though it could just as easily be interpreted as an old soldier running alongside the King’s carriage with his hat off in respect. It’s all about the frame and how one interprets it. Can’t find a film of that moment, alas.

Below is Pathe coverage of the 1920 Derby. You can see that there was considerable police presence- though oddly not around the King in the picture, begging was common- though people from ‘lower classes’ also seem to ignore the woman with child, and the crowd was fascinated by a presumably African speaker. If only there were volume. :-(



As for Mogg’s list, it seems to include personal preferences rather than rules that grammarians might recognise.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I think this list is just for his staff to adhere to when they are writing correspondence on his behalf - with his signature on it. I'm not sure its an attempt to control the national speech and stop us all having abortions and gay weddings as some seem to think

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Couldn't have twenty shillings in a pound and 12 pennies in a shilling anymore, some of the dense bastards our schools turn out now would be stood in the shopping queue all day trying to work it out and as for the pub you'd never get served.

Nope. People would just hand over a bunch of cash and ask you to take what you need.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

You forgot about florins, tanners and threppnebits.

Farthings to make a comeback? JRM would return us to the groat standard in a trice!

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Had a very interesting conversation with a tutor whilst at college. I was studying engineering and learning about the 'metric' system. His point was that the Imperial system was kept in place to keep the plebs reliant on the people who knew it, usually the better off.

It kind of shows why this clown is so keen to keep it in place. Likes to show he's a 'clever' barsteward.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Couldn't have twenty shillings in a pound and 12 pennies in a shilling anymore, some of the dense bastards our schools turn out now would be stood in the shopping queue all day trying to work it out and as for the pub you'd never get served.

Ah, kad, my contention is that the inmates became dense when the 20 and 1 denominations were removed from British currency! Put them back and we'll have Nobel Prize winners tippling out of each primary school!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Are they still using typewriters in his office or something?

Nay, Jake's office, unlike Jake himself, will be up-to-date and tech savvy, and whilst using their word-processors will be leaving two spaces after a full stop. Just like I did then.

 

[George Hannah]

I think you missed the irony of my wordings.

It wouldn't be the first time and probably won't be the last either :)