What’s the most burgled street in Cornwall and how many times have my neighbours been burgled?
Then again, not that bright that side of the Tamar, are they?
What’s the most burgled street in Cornwall and how many times have my neighbours been burgled?
Then again, not that bright that side of the Tamar, are they?
If you actually knew who your neighbours were then you’d know wouldn’t you?
Newquay has been said by some to be at official shithole status for some time. Never been there so I can’t say. Perhaps others can confirm/deny.
So you see, the verb does not mean ‘steal’, and in the realm of newspaperese the usage you mock is not unreasonable.
Sorry, Tim. Pendantry turned vertically through 180 degrees!
If you go west from Devon, you’ve gone too far.
TMB,
Indeed: West is Scilly.
Yes, a house is burgled, why not a street?
Yup, was at St Mawgan for a couple of weeks. Newquay seems (on a brief acquaintance) to be very slightly upmarket from Blackpool. But with far too many surfer “dudes”.
Rob – “Yes, a house is burgled, why not a street?”
Well street names get stolen quite a lot. Abbey Road, of course, used to get stolen so often they stopped replacing it. I believe they only have a sign painted on the wall now.
Way better than “burglarized”….
Yes, yes you can:
Russia highway robbery: Official ‘stole 50km road’ – BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35312492
Russia of course!
Both Tim and the source are wrong.
Tim is wrong because burgle does not mean steal. It means entering somewhere without the owners consent with the intention of committing a crime.
So the source is also wrong because you don’t typically need consent from the owner of a street to enter it.
Potentially you could burgle a private street in limited circumstances..
To be extra-pendantic, if I remember rightly burglary only happens at night. In the daytime it’s called housebreaking. So check your watch if you want to know which crime you’re committing
Newquay is known as Manchester on Sea and CamborneRedrough (proper pronounciation) there be monsters.