'Loose' and 'Lose'.

jeni how clever of you to know that. I am very proud of the fact that I have been married to himself for almost 45 years and still know nothing about football. I have worked hard on it.

Quite right too!

Is there any other way?

Jeni, that is a very 'girlie' way to choose a Football Club!

Can't stand Aston's colour scheme.

Jeni no idea! It was football so I tuned out. DH is Aston Villa and I know they were both moaning, does that give you a clue? They did agree before the football that Midland people have glass half empty rather than half full so that might be why they were unhappy.

Welcome home, jingle - where have you been?

Albion, wolves or Walsall?

Can't we just say CHEELU you spelt 'losing' wrong, and then shut the f--- up?

So I found out! Then they started talking about football so I went upstairs out of the cold.

You can't insult a Black Country person more than to accuse them of being a brummy we ARE VERY PROUD of our heritage!

I met one yesterdy Jeni small world. We were 'builder sitting' for our son in Edgbaston and I suggested he was local, he was most put out! Very proud that he was from The Black Country. It looks like he did a good job, perhaps it was the huge mugs of tea and biscuits i fed him?

Movedalot
A person who comes from a town named Wednesbury.
Famous in legal circles for 'the Wednesbury decision on "reasonableness" given in 1947'
The locals call it 'Wedgebury' just as the locals where I live in Portishead call it Posset!

i am touch typist and must admit my fingers do fly over keyboard, so am sure i make mistakes, hey we are not doing english exam are we?

seems much ado about nothing imo.

Obviously those who actually pay to read the Telegraph get a better standard of header!

Ah, the print version is all proper like!

Just checked - yes, the online version is as Bags said.

Bags re your post at 8.31, in my copy of the Telegraph, all is as it should be!

Were you looking at the on-line version?

I have become rubbish at both of those,gillybob since being on this but now dear Jeni pointed out that dreaded affliction, iPad finger, I realise it's that wot dun it. Thanks jeni

Sorry Ana I had no idea, clearly my education was inadequate! Should I go back to school?

Movedalot, you surely know that it's a Wednesbury-ite wot can't spell!

Elegran I like you style 'booze and shoes', yes that'l do for me.

Jeni what's a 'wedgeburyite'?

Love it

To be fair I read an article by a clever person who said when he was on a quiz show his brain just went to mush because of the stress (it was Mastermind I think).

My favourite was when a contestant was asked which poet wrote 'Oh I wish I'd looked after me teeth' (Pam Ayres) and the answer given was 'Wordsworth'.

What was that all about????

A propos of nothing really except rhyming with loose - I just read a genuine question and answer from a TV quiz, which went thus:

- Q. What was Ghandi's first name?
- A. Goosie!