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| Why oh Y? (in Potpourri) by Erik Johansen Why do we tend to add y or ie to names e.g.Johnny, Freddie, etc. or to slang terms for things- wheel...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Banished words (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI've never particularly liked 'The Queen's English' as an expression either, partially because I hav...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Old Dialects. (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenAs arnie says we use curb as in 'curb your enthusiasm' but kerb for the edge of the pavement- 'sidew...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Old Dialects. (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenAll right, so in Ashington they pronounce cub 'kerb' so how do they pronounce kerb,then?-'korb'!They...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Old Dialects. (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThe old mining communities were very close knit with very little contact with outsiders so I think t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Resolution on English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThe article regarding a Japanese seaplane bombing the US was in a respected British aviation magazin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Old Dialects. (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenAbout 28 years ago when I first started drinking there was still a few of the old miners around. Now...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Resolution on English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThe Japanese did bomb the mainland of the USA. Several seaplanes were despatched from a Japanese sub...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Hey Realbeer Folk! (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI'll really like to whizz down for a few but as it is I'm taking the weekend of the 28th-30th off fo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Noah (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThere's an Irish pub in North Shields which has both "whiskey" and "whisky" produced by Irish distil...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Nancy boy and namby-pamby (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenJust to confuse things further, here in the NE of England it's "puff"! As in "Yu caalin me a puff?"!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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The long 'f'. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenI was in my local pub for my occasional(!) half pint(!) of ale. They've a rather splendid reproducti...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI know it always sounds odd to my ears when say Patrick Stewart (playing an English sounding Shakesp...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenSomething I've noticed in US programmes is the use of the word 'dirt' instead of 'earth' as in 'heap...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri The long 'f'. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenWhy was the long 'f' used sometimes instead of a regular 's' in old documents e.g. "The Bofton Tea ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Take a Hike! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenRe. "pier" versus "dock", US usage seems to be interchangable. Over here a pier is a long thin const...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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sleeper (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenAs a hot rodder in the UK I'm perfectly familiar with the term as it is applied to modified cars. Th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Take a Hike! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenTo me the hike is the purpose. To get out into the countryside and certainly walk mikes over sometim...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenMention of Churchill reminds me of one of my favourite quotes. Churchill seemed to have had a bit of...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Take a Hike! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenI would say that a walk is just that but a hike is walking across countryside.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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