tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post1546652396295899613..comments2023-10-29T18:28:11.259+11:00Comments on Diary of EW Manifold - WWI: Mapzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-85892490509419203822016-07-26T04:41:02.532+10:002016-07-26T04:41:02.532+10:00I wonder if "Les Briques" refers to the...I wonder if "Les Briques" refers to the Brick Stacks? These were apparently piles of unused bricks that were stacked before the start of the war and provided a reasonable amount of cover. I'm not sure exactly where they were - maybe there were many - but there were certainly some around the Cuinchy and Cambrin area.Alistair_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385971208626375177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-40442939224576739432010-12-30T08:22:32.602+11:002010-12-30T08:22:32.602+11:00I think it's spellchecker and an editor on aut...I think it's spellchecker and an editor on auto-pilot.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-25325370789969638932010-12-30T00:07:27.609+11:002010-12-30T00:07:27.609+11:00I will look at the map more closely when I get hom...I will look at the map more closely when I get home next week and have my mega-monitor rather than this netbook.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-75864624329525983102010-12-30T00:06:04.413+11:002010-12-30T00:06:04.413+11:00Is this an error or an attempt at humour?
'Th...Is this an error or an attempt at humour?<br /><br />'That chimes true in Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government has unveiled deep cuts designed to reign in the kingdom's record high deficit.'<br /><br />It is from an article on the SMH Online talking about the Royal Weddings in 2011.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-90618945434420769452010-12-29T22:15:22.780+11:002010-12-29T22:15:22.780+11:00Did you notice, by the way, that there are a coupl...Did you notice, by the way, that there are a couple of 'Corons' on it, spelt quite differently to how I'd imagined.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-87759932819841139162010-12-29T22:13:54.846+11:002010-12-29T22:13:54.846+11:00I think it must be something else entirely. Or som...I think it must be something else entirely. Or somewhere so small that it never appeared on a map, so he never saw it written down.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-52211675111574694212010-12-29T17:28:12.705+11:002010-12-29T17:28:12.705+11:00I wonder if Les Briques appears anywhere in that v...I wonder if Les Briques appears anywhere in that vicinity?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.com