Hi all, I extracted the following conversation from the sitcom "Fawlty Towers" episode 1. 1) May I ask, do you usually describe the weather as "old"? What that means? 2) And, why "down here" instead of "here"? Is it something to do with the geographical area? But Basil didn't know where Melbury was from, I don't think he knew Melbury was from the upper part of the country? Thanks! ----------CONVERSATION---------- Basil : Well, it's... it's rather grey today, isn't it? Melbury : Oh, yes, it is, rather. Basil : Of course usually down here it's beautiful, but today is a real old, uh, rotter. ---------------------------------------------

Hi, I’m watching a show and came across the following phone conversation. May I ask, why Basil suddenly brought in “potato famine”? Is there something to do with Mr. O’Reilly’s flu? Or it’s just another topic?

Hi, I'm watching Fawlty Towers and I don't understand the following conversation from episode 1. 1) Was the Major a politician? Is Basil asking the Major back to serving the people? I don't understand the sentence "... old ideal of doing something for your fellow man, of service..." 2) Why is Basil so angry and saying "They treat you like dirt"? 3) When the Major said someone made a hundred, did he mean winning some votes kind of things? Anyone watched this series before? Do you mind to help? Many thanks!

Hi, I'm watching Fawlty Towers and I don't understand the following conversation from episode 1. I'm not sure why Basil said "...it's all done by magic". May I know what that means? Could anyone please help? Thanks!

May I know what's the meaning of 'literary abandon'? It came from a slogan I saw relating to a novel writing challenge. Thanks!

Anyone speaking Santali? (an Indian language) https://damjoied8te1b.cloudfront.net/child/video/197780-UPUX_20180327_162737_CUV_Web.mp4 Hi there, I just received a video from my sponsored kid and she's speaking Santali. Anyone out there who can understand the video? Do you mind translating it for me? Thanks a lot!!! <3

“齟齬”和“齣齬”一样吗？ 如题。看见一本书叫《齟齬不絕》，可是网站介绍的时候一直用《齣齬不絕》… 所以, “齟齬”和“齣齬”一样吗？ 书名和网站都是繁体的, 台湾的。 谢谢。

아프다고 vs 아프다라고 Hi there. I understand 아프다고 is in the form of reported speech but how about 아프다라고 in this sentence "다른 사람이 봐도 아프다라고 알 수 있을 만큼"?

그런 경우 vs 그럴 경우 May I know the difference between these two? 그런 and 그럴 Thank you!