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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Known as the Oxofrd comma here (for similar reasons since it is the house style for both these respe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As I said, if you stick to the "usual" rule, you will be right 99% of the time. Indeed, you could pr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I agree with what this guide says - which guide is it? The question of whether to add "apostrophe s......
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Discussion Topic  Catchy company mottos (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have today been browsing the Web since I have been unable to get in touch with any of my customers......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have today discovered the Hog's Back Brewery's site - ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I'd heard of "the room" from my stepfather (who's from Liverpool) and understood it to be the altern......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A yard of Ale is a specially designed glass a yard (3 feet) long which holds 2.5 Imperial pints (tha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Plethora (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, my point was not about the meaning of the word, simply as to whether is was a singular or p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes, this was reported here as well although no real details were given. I can only assume that he ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is an example of the unnecessary conversion of a noun to a verb. What they meant is that they a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Whereas we could perhaps agree that we all think that some words are intrinsically less attractive t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Plethora (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have always understood that plethora (meaning an abundance) is usually used as a singular. "...The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Rainbows.... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
A hundred years ago London was the World's largest city and its huge population used coal fires as a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although it is, indeed, a back formation from liason, OED is quite happy with the word liase and it ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There are many writing courses available (I run one myself) although most are run on a face-to-face ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'm a literalist... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As I said in my posting, most gardens in England have compost heaps. The challenge is, of course, t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Yes, Rhubard fool is common enough here. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
It may be true, of course, that Irish Gaelic is dying out, although I haven't seen the references. I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'm a literalist... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In the UK the term manure is usually used to describe fertiliser of animal origin (stable sweepings,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'm a literalist... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Of course, Robbie Burns, being a Scot, used many of the old Gaelic words which would have been unkno......
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