'tis irksome to see that title brazenly displayed on the t.v. screen. When I was at school, no, not quite in the time of Queen Victoria, it was considered very infra dig (below one's dignity !) to use the word "got ". It was explained by the teacher that English is such a rich language, there are plenty of alternatives. That was in "the good old days" when education was seemingly more thorough with the spoken word, and we enjoyed them. It's all a bit sloppy these days due to scripts that proliferate in theatre and on t.v., plus media "jargon" (pretentious or nonsensical language - I use it all the time..) As you see in these blogs, about the last thing you will read is "proper", grammatically correct text - tush, tush....2 out of 10 ! The reason I sometimes explain word meanings is in deference to my readers from abroad who won't have a clue what they mean, like me trying to read colloquial Swedish ......oooops ! It's claimed that many a war has been prompted by misleading interpreters and translations....
Apart from its irritating title, the show is basically hysterical, and proves that talent is here - but VERY rare ..... I guess that's the same the world over...? Some of the "acts" leave much to be desired, and as one of the judges is Simon Cowell, kown as "Mr. Nasty", you can imagine it's something of a verbal battleground on occasion. The other judges are Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, and their opinions vary considerably. Amanda is a stabilising influence and tells Simon when he's being unfair, racist, sexist - you name it - it's all good for the ratings....! The latest episode was dedicated to - pensioners, and by Jove - some of them ARE talented - ! Wish I'd known about it, I could have done a tap dance singing "Norma" - Bellini heroine for those who don't indulge in opera...... Seriously though, there was a Chelsea Pensioner of 86 years - a very funny "stand up comedian", followed by an extremely shapely and supple 85 year old lady belly dancer ...! I'm not kidding, she was gorgeous - maybe THAT could be my "forte" , I'm young enough.......You can probably hear me chortling (happily chuckling) as I write this... use your imagination....
There was also a less convincing and very much younger woman called Edelweiss, who barked and howled like a dog to a tune from "The Phantom of the Opera" - yes, your mind should be boggling...- it was HORRIBLE.... The one thing all these participants had was a healthy supply of air, which just proves how important it is to keep your respiratory system in order....! A daily walk energises me as I saunter across fields and through woods, carpetted by acres of bluebells, so fragrant, and delicate forget - me - nots ...bliss... and as near fresh air as is possible to find within the orbit of four international airports........hmmmmm..... k..p b.......g......
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