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Discussion Topic  RE: Quinion's new book! (in The Written Word) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  Blimp (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
I am sure that blimp, meaning airship, has an interesting etymology, but I have forgotten it. Does a......
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Poll  RE: "which" vs. "that" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
I know there is a difference, that Americans hold very dear. I also know that my Word spell checker ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Imply vs. Infer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
To hear infer used in place of imply does offend me: it makes me imagine that the user is thick or i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: cheemaun (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Don't you all say something like Cur Rib Ian, while we say Carrie Be An...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Beer Names (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
I think somebody has missed the point about the word sheepshagger. It is rarely used literally, but ......
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Poll  RE: 'concrete' - pronunciation? regional? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
I just can imagigne what the other example would sound like so I plumped for the first option....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Everyday (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
I think they have the have the same meaning, but one is more common than the other. The humdrum mean......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying nouns (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
What about induct and induce...
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Discussion Topic  RE: It's probably me, but ... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Perhaps somebody should write a book full of examples of good and bad Englsih, illustrated with inap......
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Photo Album  RE: What is a "robin"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  RE: Baseball words in England (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  RE: Flexible orthography (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
Doesn't phishing also have a web meaning, something like trying to get people to send you their bank......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Poker Words (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
We're getting poker on the Telly now, and it is fantastic entertainment, with loads of slang. Why i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Baseball words in England (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
We played for keeps as well in my Reading, England youth, however, we used chinas and alleys, with t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prognostication (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
Wow. A single facetious comment has generated all this correspondence. Of course I know who Michael ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Antebellum (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
ante meridian is where we get am (for morning) from, isn't it. Ante-post favourite is a racing thing......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prognostication (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
Who is Michael Jordan again?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prognostication (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
There are two about the Beatles, but I haven't got time to find the actual quotes. One is the state......
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Discussion Topic  RE: OK, Let's talk dirty... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
[QUOTE]I wonder if the use of swear words is more common in the U.S. than across the pond? Somehow,......
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