[Talk-GB] Same old, same old...

[Edward Bainton]

Very good!

We could possibly add,

"... lest their Deliveroo order  arrive cold and uneatable from long
adventuring to and from the neighbour houses. "

On Fri, 19 Mar 2021, 11:58 Andy Mabbett, <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

> I thought colleagues might enjoy this item, from Showell's Dictionary
> of Birmingham (1885):
>
> "Numbering of Houses.—We are rapidly improving in many ways, and the
> gradual introduction of the system of alternate numbering, the odd
> numbers on one side of the street, and the evens on the other, is an
> advance in the right direction. Still, the fixing of the diminutive
> figure plate on the sideposts of a door, or, as is frequently found to
> be the case, in the shadow of a porch, is very tantalising, especially
> to the stranger. Householders should see that the No. is placed in a
> conspicuous spot, and have the figures painted so that they can be
> well seen even on a dusky evening."
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
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