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Discussion Topic  RE: Troglodyte (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
But then Wales, the country, and whales, the mammals, would be pronounced differently. That's not ri......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Wow. I seem to have missed so much while Wordcraft has been too slow to use. I have only ever under......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words for grandma/grandpa (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
My grandmothers were 'Nanny in Plymouth' and 'Nanny in Watford'. My cousins had 'Fat Nanny' and 'Thi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pete Roseland (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Apart from the pop stars and the name Enron, I haven't a clue who any of these people are. Enlighte......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A word for "separated territory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
West Berlin and Danzig in recent German History also spring to mind. The word enclave is used for so......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Toponyms challenge (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Bristols Bath Buns kievs and mini-kievs Do any of these count as toponyms...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
There is a very annoying sounding programme on the radio this week about an old lady who 'corrects' ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's urinalysis of this sentence? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
I've never heard of it before....
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Blond" vs. "Blonde" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
I don't disagree with the above, but a blonde (or a brunette) is usually only ever a lady. Gentlemen......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms of Americans (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Graham Nice
Stonewalling is a commonly used phrase her. Do you know of gerrymandering?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Be Thankful...It's just Thanksgiving Once a Year! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  Essential (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Can anybody tell me what the word essential means in the phrase essential oils?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Foreign Accent Syndrome" (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
I read this article, and assume that the British accent she speaks would still sound American to us ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Backwards words (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
Pre-1960s London gayspeak (palare?) had secret words for many things - bona for good, vada for face,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Twitterpated (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
They are words, and it is the most wonderful start to a novel: Burgess making up his own language, b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Does the Big Read encourage literacy ? (in The Written Word) by Graham Nice
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Language Police (in Potpourri) by Graham Nice
Straw men was used as a term to describe the things people make up to argue against....
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Discussion Topic  Bumboat (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
It was in Maigret book I was reading this morning (A Crime in Holland - one of the best) and made me......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Iterative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Graham Nice
Substituting reiterate for repeat is very common in this country among those wanting to sound clever......
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