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Discussion Topic  RE: No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I blame the confusion about Wessex on Thomas Hardy who used it as the fictional setting (though base......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Take the piss (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I'd never heard that origin before. I love it. I don't believe a word of it but I love it anyway. I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
But as I said British counties aren't the equivalent of American states. I live here and probably co......
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Discussion Topic  RE: No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
They specifically asked for US states so I think your objection may be invalid....
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Discussion Topic  RE: No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
It wasn't geography (they said) but frankly anyone who thinks Mexico is a state (or Orlando for that......
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Discussion Topic  No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I was watching a quiz show. People in it compete in pairs. In round one one of the pair has to give ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHale
Anyone else want to guess before I post the answer?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHale
You'll be getting them now. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Defining a cult (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I was going to say pretty much exactly what zm said. Probably in the same words....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limerick game: Box (in Wordplay) by BobHale
I've sent you two now....
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Discussion Topic  RE: What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Well, all I can say is that while logically it means the opposite, a phrase like "I wouldn't be surp......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHale
Eight padipists so far plus the real one. Any more?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
So you haven't heard things like, to choose an example not quite at random, "There ain't no logic to......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
That's the whole point. It's language not logic. Negatives don't always cancel. There ain't no logi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
It's over-negation but it's EXTREMELY common in normal speech. I wouldn't think twice (or even once......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Conveniences (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: If you like Gilbert and Sullivan... (in The Written Word) by BobHale
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