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Post by JohnY on Mar 30, 2024 21:11:54 GMT
I hope that the Harris Academy Greenwich has a debating society. If it does not then it might be a good idea to form one and invite Boy George, an old boy, to a relevant debate. Why is it that only posh private schools have debating societies where difficult issues can be debated under civilised rules. Any school should welcome its old pupils, (provided that they are not presently in jail) to visit and take part in debate. I am certainly no fan of Boy George but see that he is a high profile entertainer. Why should he be rejected by his old school?
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Post by andy on Mar 30, 2024 21:28:33 GMT
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Post by JohnY on Mar 30, 2024 21:39:30 GMT
I hope that they resolve any disagreement. Sorry for the spelling mistake in the thread title. I have no way of fixing it.
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Post by andy on Mar 30, 2024 21:42:11 GMT
I hope that they resolve any disagreement. Sorry for the spelling mistake in the thread title. I have no way of fixing it.
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Post by Kath on Apr 5, 2024 20:53:55 GMT
I hope that they resolve any disagreement. Sorry for the spelling mistake in the thread title. I have no way of fixing it.
Wot speling misyoike? |
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Post by Kath on Apr 5, 2024 20:55:54 GMT
I attended a posh private school for two years after spending the previous five at a (fairly decent) comprehensive. Both had debating societies. I was too busy smoking and drinking gin to attend either.
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Post by JohnY on Apr 13, 2024 18:11:48 GMT
Thanks for a mod fixing the spelling mistake in the title.
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Post by mick on Apr 14, 2024 9:18:17 GMT
Not debating, but we were encouraged to enter public speaking competitions.
I was once on the winning team when a friend used the sound of language as his subject. I remember he used German as a harsh language, some Asian examples as incomprehensible and Italian for musicality. He was extremely amusing.
Mick
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Post by lesleysm2 on Apr 14, 2024 17:53:29 GMT
You've reminded me of a friend of mine who married an Italian and she was always getting him to say something in Italian to everyone so he would roll off long sentences and she would swoon and say "Doesn't it sound soooo romantic?!" He confessed to me that he was so annoyed with having to do this all the time he was actually saying things like "I have the most awful diarrhoea and have just crapped in my pants" but apparently it sounded romantic to her |
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