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RE: Quinion's new book!
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July 01, 2004 05:23
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I am sure that blimp, meaning airship, has an interesting etymology, but I have forgotten it. Does a......
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July 01, 2004 05:19
RE: "which" vs. "that"
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I know there is a difference, that Americans hold very dear. I also know that my Word spell checker ......
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July 01, 2004 05:13
RE: Imply vs. Infer
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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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June 15, 2004 07:33
RE: cheemaun
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Don't you all say something like Cur Rib Ian, while we say Carrie Be An...
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June 11, 2004 04:51
RE: Beer Names
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I think somebody has missed the point about the word sheepshagger. It is rarely used literally, but ......
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June 08, 2004 05:09
RE: 'concrete' - pronunciation? regional?
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I just can imagigne what the other example would sound like so I plumped for the first option....
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May 28, 2004 05:20
RE: Everyday
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I think they have the have the same meaning, but one is more common than the other. The humdrum mean......
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May 26, 2004 05:20
RE: Verbifying nouns
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What about induct and induce...
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May 26, 2004 04:59
RE: It's probably me, but ...
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Perhaps somebody should write a book full of examples of good and bad Englsih, illustrated with inap......
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May 05, 2004 05:01
RE: What is a "robin"?
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April 29, 2004 04:37
RE: Baseball words in England
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April 28, 2004 04:46
RE: Flexible orthography
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Doesn't phishing also have a web meaning, something like trying to get people to send you their bank......
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April 27, 2004 06:41
RE: Poker Words
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We're getting poker on the Telly now, and it is fantastic entertainment, with loads of slang. Why i......
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April 27, 2004 06:34
RE: Baseball words in England
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We played for keeps as well in my Reading, England youth, however, we used chinas and alleys, with t......
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April 27, 2004 06:31
RE: Prognostication
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Wow. A single facetious comment has generated all this correspondence. Of course I know who Michael ......
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April 15, 2004 00:29
RE: Antebellum
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ante meridian is where we get am (for morning) from, isn't it. Ante-post favourite is a racing thing......
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April 13, 2004 00:14
RE: Prognostication
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Who is Michael Jordan again?...
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April 13, 2004 00:11
RE: Prognostication
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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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April 07, 2004 00:23
RE: OK, Let's talk dirty...
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[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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March 24, 2004 05:55
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