A Conversation for The Great English Summer
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Elentari Started conversation Jun 10, 2008
Good entry, though I do detect a level of snark, Mr. I-grew-up-in-Australia! 
If I was being really picky, I'd tell you that the phrase used at Wimbledon is 'Ladies and gentlemen, play is suspended', but I'm not, so I won't. 
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U168592 Posted Jun 10, 2008
How dare you, it was written with pure love of England in my heart!
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Sho - employed again! Posted Jun 10, 2008
And isn't the phrase "rain stopped play"?
but anyway 
How I miss the English summer!
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jun 11, 2008
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Do you want that changing, Matt?
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U168592 Posted Jun 11, 2008
no, as both my copies of the book use what I have quoted. I prefer to quote from the original source, not the internet.
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U168592 Posted Jun 11, 2008
It is a bit wrong for a direct quotation though, so it best be this:
'Believe me, my young friend, there is (italicise)nothing(italicise) — absolute nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.'
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