BABE Of The DAY - MICHELLE KEEGAN...

I reckon if they ever remake The

AVENGERS, MICHELLE KEEGAN

would be perfect for the role of EMMA

PEEL.  And I'd be a fantastic JOHN

 STEED.  (A man can dream.)

THE 'MYSTERY' OF THE MISSING 'IF'...

Dr. WHO copyright BBC TV

'It seemed to me as I were speaking perfectly naturally...'

What's wrong with that sentence?  Well, obviously, the word 'if' is missing - it should more correctly read: 'It seemed to me as if I were speaking perfectly naturally...'  It's a line from the fifth chapter of David Whitaker's book, DOCTOR WHO in an Exciting Adventure with the DALEKS, first published in 1964.  However, ever since the book was reprinted in the 1970s, right up to the present day, every new edition has rendered the line with the word missing.  I don't know about you, but such carelessness annoys me.  Anyway, should you ever decide to read (or re-read) this book, but don't possess an original 1964 hardback edition or 1965 paperback, when you get to this line, add in that little missing 'if', eh?  Just for me.  (And, of course, David Whitaker.  He used it for a reason.)

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('It seemed to me as though I were speaking perfectly naturally...' would also have been equally acceptable.)