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thinkingemote·

Entertaining writing!

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Personally, I'd say the whole blog is a goldmine of entertaining writing.

Plus it's also yielded some good suggestions on some places to visit in (or occasionally even outside of) London.

If you are into video-form content, you might also enjoy Jago Hazzard's YouTube channel. Here's a random pick - a video about why the Mithcham Tram Stop might have a valid claim to being the oldest railway station in London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJqY4e5xrk

(You might first want to view this video as background for context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnNIzCUg9G4)

What about the writing is entertaining? Not trying to be dismissive. I found the writing style authentic, factual, a very reporter-style writing. I did not find anything particularly entertaining. What am I missing?

Entraining doesn't necessarily mean funny, it just means that it was enjoyable to read and not a necessity to read, I guess.

(I'm going to leave the iPhone suggested spellcheck).

Bits like "You may still have been in bed at this point, and it's perfectly possible you were having the better time."

And "Excitable folk continued to walk up and down the train, including one in full purple fleece and joggers with an Elizabeth line bag round his neck. I can't see his look catching on." Lovely dry British understatement.

Ah! Thanks. I missed taking that sentence completely in. Need to read it again.

I smiled at "People Who Like Trains were very much in evidence" given that I watched Geoff Marshall's video "Through Running Starts on the Elizabeth Line" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJQQ7YQ3gw on the new changes.

Marshall is very much a Person Who Likes Trains, and in the video he talks with others of that ilk.

IDK, all the NBs are a bit distracting

I think it's great!

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