Joe’s Cafe

I received the following question from Jeanette about using capitals:

“I am a writer and always have problems with the following:
‘The king is dead. Long live King Edward.’
‘She told me Captain Lorca read the book. The captain could read.’
I am referring to the same king in the first sentence, and to the same captain in the second.  Why wouldn’t both be capitalized? Thanks for your help. I have no rule to follow with this problem.”

It’s a good question, with (quite) a simple answer.

In the case of “King Edward” and “Captain Lorca” we are using Read on »

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“It is possible to be born an aristocrat without ever becoming a gentleman.”

(Nicholas Ridley)

“Life is what happens while you are making other plans.”

(John Lennon)

“Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.”

(Dr Johnson on divorce laws)

“It is a secret in the Oxford sense. You may tell it to only one person at a time.”

(Lord Franks)

“There is less to him than meets the eye.”

(Tallulah Bankhead)

The normal expression is “there is more to something/somebody than meets the eye”, meaning that the thing or person is deeper than surface appearances suggest.

“Arguing with a woman is like trying to fold the airmail edition of The Times in a high wind.”

(Lord Mancroft)

The Times is a newspaper. It used to be large format (ie, it had very large pages). The airmail edition was printed on very thin, light-weight paper.

“I never read a book before reviewing it. It prejudices a man so.”

(Sydney Smith)

It’s here! Daniel Emmerson’s first film of The Learning English Video Project has arrived.

You can watch STORIES FROM MOROCCO here.

This wonderful film is available with and without subtitles, so you can watch it whichever way you prefer.

And you can tell everyone what you thought about the film by clicking on “Comments” below the screen.

I am sure you will enjoy Stories from Morocco, and look forward to the next film (Lessons from Romania).