The fare was threepence for the two of us but in addition to the accent problem (dialect almost), they asked for it as “two three-halfpennies, please.” The translation of that is: two fares (Margo and me) of three halfpennies each. Whether I would have understood it if he had said “a penny and a half” I don’t know, but “one thruppence” I surely would have understood.

The extroversible open bulb with hooks (B) is surrounded by fibrous inflammatory tissue, while the neck (N) at the point of attachment has disrupted the muscle layers of the host (m), and the body of parasite (P) impairs the intestinal folds, which show a high number of mucous cells in its epithelium (arrows).

Flip me the details, and I'll have a sneaky beaky round for you.

His shock announcement rocked the tennis world.