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Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never really understood.
In what sport would one be a member of the Fifteen? Can't be soccer, that's eleven. I thought it might be cricket, but that's apparently eleven as well.
Also, what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?
Do all public schools have Houses and a College, or just Eton? The school in the book is situated on the banks of the Avon is that meant to refer to some actual school, or is it fictional?
In what sport would one be a member of the Fifteen? Can't be soccer, that's eleven. I thought it might be cricket, but that's apparently eleven as well.
Also, what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?
Do all public schools have Houses and a College, or just Eton? The school in the book is situated on the banks of the Avon is that meant to refer to some actual school, or is it fictional?
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[nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ... of the Fifteen? Can't be soccer, that's eleven.
- [nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ...
- of the Fifteen?
- Can't be soccer, that's eleven.
- [/nq] You're thinking of how many players are on the field at one time.
- A school may require fifteen players to make up a team to provide substitutes so it could be football (soccer) or hurling.
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[nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ... of the Fifteen? Can't be soccer, that's eleven. I thought it might be cricket, but that's apparently eleven as well.[/nq]
You're thinking of how many players are on the field at one time. A school may require fifteen players to make up a team to provide substitutes so it cou
You're thinking of how many players are on the field at one time. A school may require fifteen players to make up a team to provide substitutes so it cou
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[nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ... on the banks of the Avon is that meant to refer to some actual school, or is it fictional?[/nq]
Fifteen would be rugby, but I don't know whether it would be rugby union or rugby league.
The Sixth Form is the year after the Fifth :-) Assuming one goes to school at the age
Fifteen would be rugby, but I don't know whether it would be rugby union or rugby league.
The Sixth Form is the year after the Fifth :-) Assuming one goes to school at the age
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[nq:2]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), ... meant torefer to some actual school, or is it fictional?[/nq]
[nq:1]Fifteen would be rugby, but I don't know whether it would be rugby unionor rugby league.[/nq]
Rugby Union, known in public schools simply as "football". Soccer was frowned on at my public school. Rugby League has 13 a side and is a another working-class
[nq:1]Fifteen would be rugby, but I don't know whether it would be rugby unionor rugby league.[/nq]
Rugby Union, known in public schools simply as "football". Soccer was frowned on at my public school. Rugby League has 13 a side and is a another working-class
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[nq:1]that's school refer[/nq]
It's now the only working-class game played in northern England, surely, where even Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park formerly a paradigmatic proletarian footy ground now prides itself on its "executive facilities".
Out with the Bovril; in with the Bollinger.
Ross Howard
It's now the only working-class game played in northern England, surely, where even Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park formerly a paradigmatic proletarian footy ground now prides itself on its "executive facilities".
Out with the Bovril; in with the Bollinger.
Ross Howard
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[nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ... turn out with 20 or more players, including subs). Also, what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
A "form" is one year's intake of pupils within a school. Because of the way that the English education system has long been organised, schools specialising in edu
A "form" is one year's intake of pupils within a school. Because of the way that the English education system has long been organised, schools specialising in edu
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[nq:1]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), I ran across some terms I've seen before but never ... of the Fifteen? Can't be soccer, that's eleven. I thought it might be cricket, but that's apparently eleven as well.[/nq]
Rugby Union.
[nq:1]Also, what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
The Sixth Form is for those pupils going on to do A levels. In m
Rugby Union.
[nq:1]Also, what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
The Sixth Form is for those pupils going on to do A levels. In m
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[nq:2]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), ... what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
[nq:1]A "form" is one year's intake of pupils within a school. Because of the way that the English education system ... nowadays - meaning that "going to college" has a rather different meaning to my kids than it had to me).[/nq]
For completeness: I spent a term in
[nq:1]A "form" is one year's intake of pupils within a school. Because of the way that the English education system ... nowadays - meaning that "going to college" has a rather different meaning to my kids than it had to me).[/nq]
For completeness: I spent a term in
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[nq:2]A "form" is one year's intake of pupils within a ... different meaning to my kids than it had to me).[/nq]
[nq:1]For completeness: I spent a term in what my grammar school was pleased to call the Seventh Form. Its purpose was to allow pupils to take Oxbridge Entrance examinations I don't know how widespread this practice is or was, though.[/nq]
For further completenesst, that was jus
[nq:1]For completeness: I spent a term in what my grammar school was pleased to call the Seventh Form. Its purpose was to allow pupils to take Oxbridge Entrance examinations I don't know how widespread this practice is or was, though.[/nq]
For further completenesst, that was jus
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[nq:2]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), ... what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
[nq:1]The Sixth Form was (is, where it still exists) mostly pupils studying to go on to Higher Education such as ... system, had a decent-sized "Sixth Form Common Room" with comfy chairs, a kettle for making hot drinks, and so forth).[/nq]
Thanks, that also explains
[nq:1]The Sixth Form was (is, where it still exists) mostly pupils studying to go on to Higher Education such as ... system, had a decent-sized "Sixth Form Common Room" with comfy chairs, a kettle for making hot drinks, and so forth).[/nq]
Thanks, that also explains
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[nq:2]Reading "My Name Is Michael Sibley" by John Bingham (1952), ... what is the Sixth Form? Some sort of honors class?[/nq]
[nq:1]The Sixth Form is for those pupils going on to do A levels. In my school (Malvern College) there were ... a single *** school at that time) dropped out before the Sixth Form. Obaue - should Sixth Form be capitalised?[/nq]
A quick Google shows it capitalized al
[nq:1]The Sixth Form is for those pupils going on to do A levels. In my school (Malvern College) there were ... a single *** school at that time) dropped out before the Sixth Form. Obaue - should Sixth Form be capitalised?[/nq]
A quick Google shows it capitalized al
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