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Expert Profile: Michael FitzGerald

Expertise: English literature up to about the 1960s, especially poetry.

Experience in the area
Published author, prizewinning poet and author of two collections of poetry. Have also translated poems from German.

Organizations
Society of Authors

Education/Credentials
BA (Honours) Philosophy, ALA, CTEFLA, CDO

Awards and Honors
Various poetry and translation prizes, historical biography of the month (chosen by the Good Book Guide).

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 390
Knowledge	9.75 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.92 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		75

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
7	10	9	10	09/25/08
10	10	10	10	08/28/08
10	10	10	10	07/09/08
10	10	10	10	06/17/08
10	10	10	10	05/03/08

User Comments

Thanks Mike I appreciate your reply. Best Regards, JD
(JD on 08/28/08)

Basketful of thanks Mike….simply splendid answer and that’s what I had anticipated from a scholar of your stature. I will surely follow your advice in
(Indraraj on 07/09/08)

Wow. That sure clears things up. My father spent time stationed in England during WWII and refered to a seedy section of his city as "Buggery Row". Al
(Larry on 06/17/08)

Mike, Thanks for responding. Your answer was clear, succinct, and very helpful.
(Diane on 05/03/08)

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Recent Answers from Michael FitzGerald

2008-09-24 Nuts or a cigar: Hi Philip Actually the situation in which Patton used the word 'nuts' was completely different. He meant it in the sense of testicles, a more common way (at least in British English) would have been...

2008-08-27 what's it called?: Hi JD Thanks for your question. Yes, we call it a driver's licence over here. Except for the very slightly different spelling, it's the same name. Of course there are many different rules and...

2008-07-08 Chaucer: Dear Raj Thank you for your fascinating question. (I believe one says 'marer banee' in Hindi and 'shukriya' in Urdu.) Chaucer is a great poet but because the language has changed so much since the...

2008-06-30 pronunciation: Dear Richard Thank you for your interesting question. Essentially, in British English at least, 'sleight' is pronounced as 'slight.' A tiny minority of people pronounce it as 'slate' but the general...

2008-06-16 slang: Hi Larry Thanks for your interesting question. By 'poofer' I assume you mean 'poofter,' also sometimes spelt 'poufter.' That is a slang term for a homosexual man. Bugger has various different...