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Gert

[gurt]

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Gertrude.



gert

/ ɡɜːt /

adverb

  1. dialect,  great or very big

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"So now we are in the first part of the tunnel," announces senior construction manager Anders Gert Wede, as we walk inside the future highway.

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Alongside Sam, I've been following the story of Gert and Gary.

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But Gert was not cheered-up at all.

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As Gert explains, exasperated, "Lowestoft people commented that it belongs to Lowestoft… But nobody's turned up to say, 'we'll help you protect it'. It doesn't belong to the person filming it, or the person taking pictures with their children. The problem is mine!"

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Gert had to contend with people putting their children into the skip for photo opportunities, the council trying to charge her for Perspex screens, and the threat of a Preservation Order which might have cost her £40,000 a year.

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