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Thread #110424   Message #2448746
Posted By: WalkaboutsVerse
24-Sep-08 - 04:30 AM
Thread Name: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Subject: RE: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Thanks for those details, Jack.
Ralphie - "WAV
Just so that I understand.
Please define this wierd term for me.
I haven't come across it before.

E Trad.

(That should shut you up)"...not from answering:
E. for English; Trad. for traditional...used mainly to describe English traditional SONGS.

Woody - apart from the remnants of my Australian accent, I'm culturally English: my repertoire is English; I play the recorder/English flute; I keep fit with Lawn tennis; my staple is pottages; I've read widely from the canon of English verse; I grow hedera helix; and I think I know England's geography, history, etc., quite well. (Also, as said, I did Australianise during my 26 years there - but not that much: occasionally people there would note my English background, and they certainly would nowadays, if and when I make a VISIT to Aus.).
The formal courses I've mentioned (only when defending strong criticism of my character/abilities) are true; and a Bachelor of Arts Degree is meant to be relevant to lots of occupations (human resources, supervision, etc.), rather than just the arrangement of burgers.
Also, "no significance unless you work in a factory." (Woody)...one of the four is actually an Advanced Certificate in Manufacturing Technology (= a HNC, HR people here have told me), but some of its production-management modules were taken by people in other fields, such as from airlines.