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Yes, there certainly is a large Scandinavian influence on the EM dialect. Our famous greeting of ayup comes from the Norse se upp. One thing someone told me recently but I'm not too sure about is is that the EM dialect is the basis of modern English. The trade routes all ran through the EM...

East Midland's dialect Here in the best part of the UK, The East Midlands we have a very strong dialect. It its fading away, what with the we fangled inventions such as the Television and the Radio but it is still here. To start off we have the pronouns. Theirn - Theirs Arn - Ours Yourn -...

First of, I really like ST:TMP now. As a film it has improved over time, it used to be derided by most ST fans I know but now it is viewed fondly. In 2001 they released a director's edition of the film that improved the film greatly. There are problems with the original film, that can never be...

Really? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury#Sexual_orientation

What about Freddie Mercury, he was openly gay.

28th December 1974 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Notts County The hosts seemed to be in trouble for a while but two late goals meant things ended in their favourl. For the remainder of the season Forest continued to have an indifferent form and they finally finished 12th. For Notts things seemed to...

This is something I was wondering about a few days ago. During the Civil War the Irish were allied with the Royalists and were self-governed during a period often called the Irish Catholic Confederation which lasted from the Rebellion of 1641 until the Cromwellian Invasion of 1649. Now the...

I've tried searching for this but never really found anything so thought I would just come and ask it. What would it take for France to get involved in ACW. There are whole posts and arguements dedicated to British involvement in ACW but nothing about France. I don't mean having France...

Hi first post and this really isn't the era that I am familiar with but I need to raise a point. The devastating effect of the longbow was aready known to the English. The battle of Cressy had pretty much shown to everyone what an army of archers could do if used properly and if anyone...