This is the problem with 28mm gaming.

[FierceKitty]

Sharing whose voice was singing it in your head would tell us much about you, Kitty.

The Animals. But this just reflects that it was a listening exercise in a textbook the school uses.

[d_Guy]

The Animals. But this just reflects that it was a listening exercise in a textbook the school uses.

The famous version but your introduction to it is interesting (and unexpected).

Woodie Guthrie, since I'm a Hillbilly.

[FierceKitty]

The book is UK-produced. They are very reluctant to admit the existence of America as a region of note in the English-speaking world (except for the inevitable listening exercise featuring an idiot with a California accent getting lost in London). Aussies - about as rare. Indians - never. Africans - never.

I've just listened to Joan Baez singing it. Not a fan, myself, but she has a good voice for a ballad like that.

[Gwydion]

Writ 1880 after the Zulu war

Pedantry ain't what it used to be  -

There are many versions of Men of Harlech - one at least written in 1830 - slightly before the Zulu War and the music was first written down in 1794. (but words and music are probably a much older folk song).)

[Gwydion]

Doh! Missed page 2.
Sorry

[d_Guy]

Doh! Missed page 2.
Sorry

No worries, mate. Most of us here (and every other forum on any subject) suffer from advanced Pendanitis. I myself am martyr to it. In fact thinking I can offer absolution is one of the 427 known signs of the condition.

Like your screen name btw.

[Ithoriel]

Most of us here (and every other forum on any subject) suffer from advanced Pendanitis.

[pedant] Shouldn't that be pedantitis? [/pedant]

[FierceKitty]

[pedant] Shouldn't that be pedantitis? [/pedant]

I s'pose it depens on whether you could only get into Oxford, so got a inferor ejucayshun.

[d_Guy]

Gentlemen - you need to hear the diphthongs and skipped consonants to fully appreciate the word.
You are speaking of the University of Mississippi at Oxford? I muhtrcoolae'd at'ah eqwvant but faeld to take a doo-gree.

[FierceKitty]

Gentlemen - you need to hear the diphthongs and skipped consonants to fully appreciate the word.
You are speaking of the University of Mississippi at Oxford? I muhtrcoolae'd at'ah eqwvant but faeld to take a doo-gree.

That poor, harmless infinitive. You've been boldly watching Startrek!

[d_Guy]

To decisively split an infinitive is to colo(u)rfully give scope to language. 

not sure how to accurately diagram the above.

[mollinary]

But sometimes, just sometimes, the split is just too terrible. Today, on the BBC news, a reporter spoke of the need 'to totally vaccinate the population'.  Arggggh! Preserve us from these partial vaccinations!

[d_Guy]

Yeah! Like totally!

[paulr]

 

[Last Hussar]

I like the Drinkers version. Verse 2 starts

"Disorders that are metabolic,
Ceilings that are parabolic,
These are for the alcoholic,
Laying on the floor."