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Pronunciations (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie Same as the last few posts. It would never occur to me to pronounce "gigabyte" with anything other t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Fantastic (in Potpourri) by arnieI've mentioned my nearby branch of WH Smith before. At the moment it has a number of signs in its wi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Everyday (in Potpourri) by arnieTo me, "everyday" and "every day" mean two different things. Someone who says they are "in an everyd...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Stress (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieI was watching the traffic report on TV this morning and the presenter said, "Nothing for you to str...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Fun with translation (in Wordplay) by arnieMany hours of fun can be had (if you have no life, like me) by playing with one of the online transl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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calc- (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieI have this vision of the compiler of the first Latin dictionary asking a local, "What sort of stone...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Punctuation (in Potpourri) by arnieWe've mentioned Lynne Truss and her surprise best-seller ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Back-to-front words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieSomebody at work asked me if there was a word for a word that also read back-to-front. A simple exam...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Pretty difficult... (in The Written Word) by arnieFrom ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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A grammar question (in Potpourri) by arnie<AOL>What Richard said.</AOL> ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Oojah Synonyms (in Potpourri) by arnieMichael Quinion has just published an article in his World Wide Words site on ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by arnieA six-year-old boy came home from school one day and proudly announced he had learned how to make ba...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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A grammar question (in Potpourri) by arnieAs Richard said, the potentially horrific mix-up reported by Kalleh was a result of miscommunication...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Suitable names (in Potpourri) by arnieI seem to remember a thread on this subject some time back, but I can't find it at the meoment. Wh...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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A grammar question (in Potpourri) by arnieHm... As an "...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Huh? (in Potpourri) by arnieI just checked the Web site of my local train company to see if my train home tonight would be delay...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Desking (in Potpourri) by arnieI saw a delivery truck from an office furniture suppliers parked near my work today. On the side wer...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieThere were problems for me and several thousand others trying to get home this evening from work. A ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words British Pubs (in Potpourri) by arnieSomething called the Social Issues Research Centre has produced ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Ridiculous Notice (in Potpourri) by arnieThis is a very unimportant quibble, but this annoys me every time I see it. A notice on one of the ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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