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Silent Runner Jun 2022 10:08am, 24 Jun 2022 762 posts	Quote Pin Silent Runner I think you’re right, XB. Your first version does sound better. You can only omit the “the” if the number is there as a qualifier, though; “Fred is one of only black rhinos in the world” obviously needs a “the” to make it scan.
GregP Jun 2022 10:11am, 24 Jun 2022 136,540 posts	Quote Pin GregP "It's" on last page, before I get flamed.
Hunkyteddy Jun 2022 10:26am, 24 Jun 2022 6,500 posts	Quote Pin Hunkyteddy Its HONiton, not HUNiton.
3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Jun 2022 11:19am, 24 Jun 2022 18,462 posts	Quote Pin 3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) But not HONky Teddy.... 🤣😉
No.12 Jun 2022 11:31am, 24 Jun 2022 3,504 posts	Quote Pin No.12 (I used to live in Honiton. Once a year there is a ceremony of throwing hot pennies to the baying crowd as part of a 13th century tradition. These days apparently they are just warm - and I presume its 2p pieces but that's a guess)
PK Jun 2022 12:43pm, 24 Jun 2022 1,163 posts	Quote Pin PK Today being national 'Ignore the Highway Code' day, when I'm out on my bike!🤬
Hunkyteddy Jun 2022 1:10pm, 24 Jun 2022 6,504 posts	Quote Pin Hunkyteddy (I too used to live in Honiton. I never got to the Hot Pennies event though, I was always working:-(
Surrey Phil Jun 2022 1:57pm, 24 Jun 2022 8,322 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Last night, a 4x4 overtook me on a 30 mph single lane road, cut-in, sat in a box junction, did not indicate to turn left and refused to pull in to allow oncoming traffic to pass when parked cars were on our side of the road. Wished I had a dash cam but would it make any difference if I was to present the evidence to the local police?
-Monty- Jun 2022 4:22pm, 24 Jun 2022 1,693 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Small towns that are called a village. In my opinion a village that has a bank, supermarket and various other shops, town hall, couple of churches, a 20k plus population etc is a town not a village.
ChrisHB Jun 2022 4:51pm, 24 Jun 2022 21,757 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB How do you feel about parts of London that are called villages and have a village green and a real village feel to them? (Dulwich, Barnes, for example).