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  1. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    That's good. May I ask why you dislike shoulder patches?
  2. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Nyah, B24-J has answered your question I think! I have bought a lot of military sweaters from them over the years - all 100% wool. I would never wear a synthetic sweater, or synthetic anything else for that matter.
  3. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I have also worn my green and 'new natural' Guernseys recently.
  4. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Welcome, may I recommend www.outdoorknitwear.com
  5. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I have recently acquired a maroon crew neck WP and have enjoyed wearing it every day for the past week.
  7. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    Yes, I agree with you about the 'blah'! That more or less sums it up - although other contributors from the US have persuaded me to look much more kindly at it when it comes from Americans. 'Have a good one' has started over here. 'A good what?' I always want to say.
  8. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    Or people who say 'yourself' when they mean simply 'you'.
  9. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I agree. I meant complementary and I know that yin/yang should logically be rendered feminine/masculine! And I used to do proof-reading every day - clearly out of practice!!!
  10. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I agree with you about dialects being important and valuable and think that they should be preserved. The 'Sloane' accent is often strident and unattractive, but so is the very whiny and mechanical sounding 'Estuary English' and the various forms of sloppy speech that have become all-too...
  11. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    http://theweek.com/article/index/241210/digital-etiquette-what-your-email-sign-off-says-about-you This is interesting and throws some new light on the subject for both sides of the Atlantic.
  13. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    Very interesting. Re. the English language in the UK: I certainly agree with you that the accent of the royals etc. is stilted and I would want something between that and 'estuary', something clear and pleasing to listen to. Your account of academia doesn't fit with what I remember, at least...
  14. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    You've said a lot of interesting things there and I can't resist responding. I'm very much for 'levelling up' rather than levelling down, which means that education involves acquiring a broader sense of 'culture' as well as merely learning 'facts'. And that does include learning to speak and...
  15. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    I agree with all the above; I wore my olive green Guernsey at the weekend and am wearing my 'natural' or sand one today.
  16. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    Which branch of the military are you in?
  17. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I have worked in academic publishing myself and know that the 'demographic' of UK academia has changed in the past couple of decades: you are much more likely to hear 'Estuary English'! It has also become far more bureaucratic and process-driven - and I associate 'Regards' with this trend.
  19. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I really like that.
  20. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I have heard a lot about the virtues of these sweaters but I shall stick with British Woolly Pullies (which of course are not exclusively British now but copied in the US and elsewhere!). Although I have respect for many aspects of modern Germany, I could not wear anything associated with the...
  21. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I'm sure you're right. I have discussed it with friends and with one (American) exception they broadly agree with me! Many of them said even worse things about 'Regards' than I would dare to print here. ... This reinforces my conclusion that this is a cultural difference! And thank goodness...
  22. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    ... And that is exactly what I have thought you were doing! As this is supposed to be a gentlemanly forum, let's agree that all this was a cultural misunderstanding and move on. Wasn't it George Bernard Shaw who said that Englishmen and Americans were 'divided by a common language'? This is...
  23. Ticklishchap

    Does anyone else hate the 'Regards' signature

    I think that this is probably a cultural difference - as the word never sounds affectionate this side of the Atlantic. It's a word that has 'come in' recently (although I think it has been used in the past) and provokes reactions from mine - which I admit is strong - to contemptuous...

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