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RE: Limericks Revisited
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Indeed there is Evesham's fine vale where Morgans are still made for sale. There's Worcester's fine ......
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February 21, 2003 01:45
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In England it's true we have dales, and also we have leafy vales. They're words of our time - not si......
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February 20, 2003 09:22
RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs
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If this is true then it seems likely that there are more Arabic words in English! Maybe someone wou......
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February 20, 2003 01:46
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One aspect of human behaviour which is almost a universal truth is that few people consider others' ......
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February 19, 2003 02:43
RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs
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In fact, I suspect the phonetic languages are the norm and non-phonetic languages are the exception.......
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February 19, 2003 02:14
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Mine too. We are a particularly filthy nation when it comes to littering. Most other European countr......
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February 18, 2003 05:47
RE: Spanish is an honorable descendant of Latin
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That's right, of course. I have seen the word specie used (obviously wrongly) in good journals and n......
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February 18, 2003 01:56
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It's always possible to identify the British travellers when using escalators abroad - they will be ......
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February 18, 2003 01:51
RE: Spanish is an honorable descendant of Latin
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Sadly they didn't go so far as English - which eliminated genders and the dependency on them. Why, ......
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February 17, 2003 02:28
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Reasonably accurate, especially about queues. The London Underground, the world's oldest and (I beli......
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February 17, 2003 02:11
RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs
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Although I couldn't give one example of vocabulary from baseball I am proud to say that I do know wh......
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February 16, 2003 08:19
RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs
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It was, of course, the French (that most chauvinistic of nations), who insisted that sparkling wine ......
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February 16, 2003 08:13
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I suppose it depends on your upbringing as to whether you regard Latin as an obscure language or not......
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February 14, 2003 07:27
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In the UK this term could quite accurately describe a fence 22 feet long. Richard English...
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February 13, 2003 02:00
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Similarly they will mention humidity, pollen count and sun strength if any of these are likely to be......
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February 13, 2003 01:54
RE: Paradigm Paralysis
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As has been discussed many times previously, place names (and trade names too, for that matter) seem......
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February 13, 2003 01:34
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Of course, we have no control over our weather - neither do we have much idea of what it's going to ......
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February 12, 2003 08:34
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Could I vouchsafe that my postings on this board, especially those in response to others' submission......
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February 12, 2003 01:48
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Sadly not mine, but one of the best Limericks I have heard about the Limerick is this: The Limerick......
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February 12, 2003 01:41
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CJ is correct. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is officially known as St Stephens towe......
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