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RE: Logic, Reasoning and Thought
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I thought the reason for the -ise and -ize differences was related to whether the root of the word i......
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March 04, 2008 04:37
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In the UK, the only spelling of chilli I've ever seen is, indeed, chilli....
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September 20, 2007 00:05
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July 05, 2006 07:47
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I notice that, rather than write a letter, Mr Adams decided to write a wife. The dropping of the "t......
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July 04, 2006 08:52
RE: Eponyms
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I've been aware of this phrase as rhyming slang for "deaf". It's widely used in the sarf of England......
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May 24, 2006 07:16
RE: Basketball terms used figuratively
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The only use of tip-off I'm familiar with is that of giving useful advice. Along the lines of: "Fr......
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March 30, 2006 07:30
RE: from Interesting Thing of the Day
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The version of the tale I heard had the commoner being put to death by the rajah for being such a cl......
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February 27, 2006 09:12
RE: In Honour of Charles Dickens
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Funny how some eponyms become widely known and used, while others don't. I've never heard anybody u......
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February 09, 2006 08:31
RE: The Waters of the World
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Wordnerd, that's hugely impressive....
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January 31, 2006 08:50
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January 30, 2006 04:44
RE: The Waters of the World
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I've read about and seen old maps of Tenochtitlan as it was at the time of the Spanish conquest. Th......
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January 24, 2006 00:22
RE: Antedating the OED
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Thanks, Shufitz. The new thread is full of useful stuff. I should now be revealing my fine locatio......
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January 22, 2006 13:30
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Sorry, me again. How do I get my location included in my posts?...
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January 21, 2006 09:37
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Am I the only one who finds it impossible to spell manoeuvre without looking it up? I doubt it. Th......
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January 21, 2006 09:36
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I like the word nice. Nice is one of those flexible words which can mean precisely opposite things,......
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January 20, 2006 05:58
RE: Antedating the OED
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You probably didn't know but there is a TV programme currently running in the UK which seeks to find......
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January 19, 2006 07:14
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In the UK, the term "letter box" is used ubiquitously to refer to the slot in a door which letters a......
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