Milton Keynes residents complaining about a pavement blocked by a
lamp-post have been told by the council it is not a footpath, but a
"service margin".
So says the BBC - see full story below. The poor English language has taken a mangling over the centuries, got up, dusted itself down and moved on. But the things local government can do to it make you want to cry. Like "street scene" for the neighbourhood. Meanwhile the language is the least of their problems for these residents.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24863368
So says the BBC - see full story below. The poor English language has taken a mangling over the centuries, got up, dusted itself down and moved on. But the things local government can do to it make you want to cry. Like "street scene" for the neighbourhood. Meanwhile the language is the least of their problems for these residents.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24863368
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