Lost Login Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Anyway, I too was annoyed that the BBC said Cav was 'English' - but not surprised. Agreed as many use the word English when they mean British. If they are corrected then generally they are interested in the difference, except if you correct an English person they generaly thinks it is a fuss about nothing. I always remember a few years back when the BBC was publicising its winter Olympics coverage by saying "Tonight England will be going for Gold in the curling". I suppose it would not have been as bad if the Curling team was not made up wholly of Scots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Newsbot now hijacking threads and changing the tilte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Well done Mark, this is fantastic publicity for the Isle of Man. Ditto Samantha Barks and all the rest. The World needs to know where the Isle of Man is. That way, when the story eventually breaks, everyone will know exactly where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 it's hardly surprising he was 'english' when he was representing britain and not the isle of man. british and english although not the same are often used to mean the same thing, especially by numpty press folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Well done Mark, this is fantastic publicity for the Isle of Man. Ditto Samantha Barks and all the rest. The World needs to know where the Isle of Man is. That way, when the story eventually breaks, everyone will know exactly where we are. And...? Just wondering, is it a need to know or just a desire that people know where we are? Is it so they come and visit us? Or just so that we are not ignored on a map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bawden Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Well done Mark, this is fantastic publicity for the Isle of Man. Ditto Samantha Barks and all the rest. The World needs to know where the Isle of Man is. That way, when the story eventually breaks, everyone will know exactly where we are. Absolutely made up for Mark Cavendish......but why is it so important that the world knows where the Isle of Man is, "when the story eventually breaks, everyone will know where we are"...what story??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manshimajin Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Seems like a great opportunity to: Market a new stamp to replace the BeeGees Rename Ronaldsway Invite the TdF to do a couple of stages over here. That'd show the Brits! PS: How can he win so many stages and still nearly come last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Because he's not very good (relatively) at riding up hills, and it's all time based. He beats people by seconds on flat stages, and loses by minutes when it's uphill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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