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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
As I have said previously, there can be no rights or wrongs about pronunciation, only differences. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
True. But it is certainly one of the world's oldest ones... Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: English as she is writ by UK stylists of note (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It is a common US device to refer to The Times as such in order that is not confused with the, clear......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Troglodyte (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
More effected speakers in the UK might use this difference in prouncunciation but it is rare and cer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Diacritical Marks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have never seen the film, nor indeed heard of it. So tell me, please, what is the crazy characteri......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A second quiz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Sorry to be a damp squib, but isn't this virtually impossible to play on line? After all, anyone can......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A second quiz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Presumably it hasn't been on US TV, but "Call my Bluff" is a long-established British TV show, where......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A second quiz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It looks very much like "Call my Bluff" Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As in, maybe: "You don't carry a gun? That is so European!" Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I had assumed that the descriptive word had to qualify the verb describing Tom's actions - in the mo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A second quiz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's salutory that even well-read people, as we surely are, will usually not know the answers to qui......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English
His wife (Penelope Chetwode) wasn't involved in the interview but I suspect she wouldn't have been c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Sadly, as the French Academy (I won't use its French title since I still can't work out how to put i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English
John Betjemen, when interviewed shortly before he died was asked whether he had any regrets. His ans......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I read today (although I haven't checked the quotation for accuracy) that the OED carries 14,070 dif......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...First, I just don't see how anyone say that 6 letters (2 syllables) is significantly diffe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My point is simply that there is often no reason to use a long word rather than a short one and, ind......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...In return, I invite you to perambulate (11 letters) yourself to your favorite pub, order a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...But, we all know that there have been some mistakes in all dictionaries..." I would hardl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
But it should not. That it is thus inacurately used proves (if proof be needed) that there are those......
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