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Phil C. - 27 Aug 2010 15:27 GMT

Quote from presenter Alice Roberts in BBC1's archaeology series
"Digging For Britain" (Thurs 26th August) - "We started our million
year journey with finds of rudimentary stone tools made by ancient
homonyms."

Yes, really.

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Peter Duncanson - 27 Aug 2010 16:17 GMT

>Quote from presenter Alice Roberts in BBC1's archaeology series
>"Digging For Britain" (Thurs 26th August) - "We started our million
>year journey with finds of rudimentary stone tools made by ancient
>homonyms."
>
>Yes, really.

Are you sure she didn't say Houyhnhnms?

I haven't yet seen that episode.

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Phil C. - 27 Aug 2010 17:11 GMT

>>Quote from presenter Alice Roberts in BBC1's archaeology series
>>"Digging For Britain" (Thurs 26th August) - "We started our million
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>I haven't yet seen that episode.

I'd recorded it so I actually replayed that bit with Mrs C. present so
she could confirm my hearing. It's about 11 mins from the end, while
the presenter's travelling in a small boat. Sadly, the subtitler chose
to correct it to "hominids". Spoilsport.

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David - 27 Aug 2010 19:06 GMT

> >>Quote from presenter Alice Roberts in BBC1's archaeology series
> >>"Digging For Britain" (Thurs 26th August) - "We started our million
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> >
> >I haven't yet seen that episode.

> I'd recorded it so I actually replayed that bit with Mrs C. present
> so she could confirm my hearing. It's about 11 mins from the end,
> while the presenter's travelling in a small boat. Sadly, the
> subtitler chose to correct it to "hominids". Spoilsport.

Sounds like 'hominins' to me, not 'homonyms' - but certainly not
'hominids'.

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David - 31 Aug 2010 12:55 GMT

>> >>"Digging For Britain" (Thurs 26th August) - "We started our million
>> >>year journey with finds of rudimentary stone tools made by ancient
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Sounds like 'hominins' to me, not 'homonyms' - but certainly not
> 'hominids'.

But she is lovely so I'll let her off. :o)

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