Mr. Pemberton

Mr. Pemberton

Fifty-two years a butler

Thank you for stopping by. If you've enjoyed the phrases, this is where they live.

My book

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British, Translated

What the English say, and what they really mean.

Seventy phrases decoded, the words that change across the Atlantic, and fifteen dinner-table arguments settled.

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Free

Ten phrases, free

Ten phrases from the book, one to a page. Gumroad asks for an email address to send it; that is all.

Also from my desk

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Manners, Done Properly

A butler's guide to everyday etiquette.

The table, guests, hosts, phones and presents, with the reasons.

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Small guides and a game

Rude or Fine? The Christmas Table Edition100 dinner-table dilemmas, my verdict on each. Printable game, $4.99.The Perfect GuestPocket guide: replying, arriving, flowers, shoes, the bill, leaving well. $4.99.At the TablePocket guide: cutlery, napkin, glass, elbows, the last biscuit. $4.99.Everything elseThe full shelf on Gumroad.