Wordcraft Home Page    Wordcraft Community Home Page    Forums    Search    Search Results
Page 1 ... 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 ... 402
Go
New
Find
Tools
Search Results: (8040 matches) New Search Login/Join 

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbs: let's have some action! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
There is, of course, an icon at the bottom of the page that says "click for more information about t......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Highly improbable since I refuse to let a drop of that foul concoction pass my lips. And considerin......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suggest that both "I got" and "I've got" are grammatically correct constructions although they can......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
One thing which we should never forget is the difference between the written and the spoken word. Ex......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
1. It's is an abbreviation for both "it is" and "it has". 2. "It has got" (or it's got) is perfectl......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Ugly and frowned upon by purists although it's probably grammatically accurate. It is also unecessa......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Latin coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I can understand how sad it must make you feel that you just aren't able to "chat over a beer" in th......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
That's simple. You walk on the floor. The word floor has several meanings, one of which is "storey"......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's always called that unless there's some special designation - say a hotel lobby or reception. ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Actually it comes between sympathectomy and sympatric - which is actually just as funny if you think......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay

Discussion Topic  RE: Pirated Words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I rank sliced bread alongside Budweiser and processed cheese slices in my catalogue of foodstuffs. ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Latin coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The United Kingdom is part of Europe as the USA is part of the Americas. However, many of us do not......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suspect that this is another manifestation of the insularity of the USA. There must be many "Afric......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact the scansion of the phrase "ten little niggers" in the first line is wrong in and the nurser......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's a cliche and, like all cliches, has an element of truth. However, although we do not have the s......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can access both of these but they are subscription services and I haven't subscribed! Richard Eng......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I do not have a full OED but I can tell you that the Concise has no reference to "herstory" and no u......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Is that really true? I had heard it, certainly, but have always assumed it was an urban myth. Richa......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's not that recent but it is within my own lifetime. Nigger brown was a perfectly acceptable term ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree that there might be times when a simile is better than the word of first choice since it may......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words


» Refine Search
» New Search

  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 ... 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 ... 402 

Wordcraft Home Page    Wordcraft Community Home Page    Forums    Search    Search Results

Copyright © 2002-12