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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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She would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds?
1) Does "she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds" mean "she would immediately become a boring old woman"?
2) Should "the government decides to compulsory purchase something" be "the government decides to compulsorily purchase something"?
Background info:
There's a big difference between reality and tradition. Strictly speaking all land in the UK belongs to the Crown. So if you own a house in theory it is 'held from the Crown,' as opposed to being owned outright.
In practice if the Queen tried to exercise those rights she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds. The only time such powers are used is when the government decides to compulsory purchase something to make room for a new motorway or rail link. Even when that happens they still have to pay a fair price which is usually more than the market value.
It's still illegal for men not to practice archery for an hour on Sunday but nobody pays any attention to that either.
2) Should "the government decides to compulsory purchase something" be "the government decides to compulsorily purchase something"?
Background info:
There's a big difference between reality and tradition. Strictly speaking all land in the UK belongs to the Crown. So if you own a house in theory it is 'held from the Crown,' as opposed to being owned outright.
In practice if the Queen tried to exercise those rights she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds. The only time such powers are used is when the government decides to compulsory purchase something to make room for a new motorway or rail link. Even when that happens they still have to pay a fair price which is usually more than the market value.
It's still illegal for men not to practice archery for an hour on Sunday but nobody pays any attention to that either.
Top answer
1) Does "she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds" mean "she would immediately become a boring old woman"? No.. It means she would lose her fancy title and position as Queen, and become just an ordinary person.
- 1) Does "she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds" mean "she would immediately become a boring old woman"?
- No..
- It means she would lose her fancy title and position as Queen, and become just an ordinary person.
- eg He is not Lord Jones.
- He is just plain old Mr Jones.
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1) Does "she would be plain old Liz Windsor in a matter of seconds" mean "she would immediately become a boring old woman"? No.. It means she would lose her fancy title and position as Queen, and become just an ordinary person.
eg He is not Lord Jones. He is just plain old Mr Jones.
eg He is not Lord Jones. He is just plain old Mr Jones.
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