POSTER: I set as Sphinx before that one did … but in a publication with a circulation of about 500, not in a national newspaper with a puzzle linked to a TV programme broadcast nationwide the same day (see SH@39) 🙁 POSER = “Sphinx”– the sphinx posed riddles – around [entertainmen]T = “the ultimate in entertainment”. Sphinx is another Guardian setter. Definition: “bore!”– I don’t get why, I’m afraid… Update: thanks to Gonzo for being the first to point out that it’s “bore” as in “bore fruit” We know that the complex and irregular grammar rules in the English language are not always easy to remember. We also know that it can be challenging to write professionally and correctly. We connect you with native English speakers who will review your writing to find and correct any spelling and grammar errors you make.

Re ENTRÉE – there’s a very informative and thorough explanation here of how and why the American usage diverged from the French. I also looked up what Alan Davidson has to say about the matter in his wonderful Oxford Companion to Food, and he proves to be as wise on this as he is on everything else: We know that we can’t simply hunker down and wait for storms to pass us by. Adapting and adjusting successfully in times of crisis is a process, a marathon that requires resilience on our parts. The important thing to remember is that we develop that resilience in our daily practices as much as in our crucible moments. Alan B, I seem to recall that a certain amateur setter once brought a puzzle to an S&B that also had the clues full of the names of Guardian setters.

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Cryptic definition: the “top” of a hill might be its “brow”, so a LOW BROW would be a top brought down. Philistine is another Guardian setter.

Need help with spelling errors, grammar mistakes, or style issues? TextRanch can help improve your writing skills! The film was entirely British made, then, and I guess it shows all the way. Indeed, the film does look very cheap and the low budget is clear for all to see. And then there's the cast. Martin Kemp with a Cambridge accent?!? I struggled to keep a straight face through-out. I don't know if that's how Chris Barrie talks in real life, but I found it very annoying anyway. Then there's some ex-Hollyoaks actor who looks like he's wondered right out of panto which only adds to the cheapness of it all and as for Joanna Taylor, one of the things I learned from the film Shoot 'Em Up is if an actress isn't giving a particularly great performance it always helps if she has a nice pair of breasts to stare at instead of her face and, well, that works here. And finally, Dennis Waterman ('I could be so good for...a disgruntled ex police-man!!!') Apparently he gets annoyed at them taking the p!ss out of his voice in Little Britain but it sounds very weird here, like he's put a funny twang on it that makes it sound rather peculiar and unsettling indeed. The album marks the reunion of the group after five year disbandment, when the pair had broken up due to money issues. [4] [7] Critical reception [ edit ]

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In the United States, the album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 17, 1997 for selling 500,000 copies. It also reached number 100 on the UK Albums Chart and number 14 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart. The word entrée originally (in 1555) meant the opening course of a meal, one consisting of substantial hot ‘made’ meat dishes, usually with a sauce, then evolved to mean the same kind of dishes, but served as a third course after a soup and a fish, and before a roast fowl course. American usage kept this sense of a substantial meat course, and as distinct roast and fish courses dropped away from popular usage, the meaning of entree in American English was no longer opposed to fish or roast dishes, leaving the entree as the single main course. Twelve years ago, after obtaining my Green Card, I moved to San Diego, USA. I speak fluent English on a daily basis, and I now consider English to be my second language. However, when I have to present a report to the investors of my start-up, I always have a little anxiety that my English writing is not as polished as my spoken. I'm often afraid that I’m not using the right legal terms or that I've used expressions that are too colloquial. Sometimes I inadvertently use British English spellings or phrases that look strange to my American investors. Note that your etymonline definition doesn’t actually contradict this: the entrée comes before the main course (ie the roast) but that doesn’t make it the first course – as per my previous comment, the entrée is traditionally preceded by the soup and fish. In fact, in a really elaborate banquet, you could well have several entrées, one after the other. But people’s dining habits have changed somewhat since 1759, and meals typically comprise fewer than seven courses these days, which is why the meaning of the term has become confused.

MUG UP: I also entered GEN UP at first and agree it satisfies the clue, but MUG is better as its meaning is not related to the def. I wholly agree with him. The plain English terms starter and main course are perfectly good descriptors and much less likely to cause confusion. As for Sony, the Japanese firm had its own long series of battles for the soul of PlayStation and how it related to the rest of Sony's content and hardware line-up. That only really came to an end when PlayStation effectively consumed the rest of the company from inside out, with the promotion of Kaz Hirai to CEO in the early 2010s. Your response to their crucibles—your capacity to help your team navigate the uncertainty, the anxiety, the feelings of powerlessness, and the stigma around asking for help—is what will enable your team to remain productive and focused on what’s within their Span of Control.In French, the word changed its meaning by the 1930s to mean a light course of eggs or seafood, essentially taking on much the meaning of earlier terms like hors d’oeuvres or entremets. The change was presumably helped along by the fact that the literal French meaning (“entering, entrance”) was still transparent to French speakers, and perhaps as more speakers began to eat multi-course meals the word attached itself more readily to a first or entering course. So both French and American English retain some aspects of the original meaning of the word; French the “first course” aspect of the meaning (which had actually died out by 1651) and American the “main meat course” aspect. The problem is that that's not a reason to make games; it's an end that they think games could fulfil. The games themselves are just a means to that end, which makes it entirely unsurprising when the games and services birthed from that philosophy aren't actually appealing or interesting to consumers. They're not designed from the outset to appeal to consumers; they're designed to connect a few things together in a corporate planning flowchart. STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning