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Discussion Topic  Even I have my pet peeves (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I may consider myself a champion of "usage trumps all" but there is one construction that I always h......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Easy-To-Confuse Pairs (in The Vocabulary Forum) by BobHale
Nice to see the word-of-the-day resurrected. And a good choice to start. Wonder if any of my favouri......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pom (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
As far as I know it's used exclusively by Australians to refer to British....
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Discussion Topic  Another classroom conversation:Topic Wildlife Protection (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Me: So, what does "endangered" mean? Student 1: Maybe they will all die. Me: Good. Now, how about th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Back to front? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Back to front? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Incidentally I also once saw a video that debunked ten popular conspiracy theories. The most remarka......
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Discussion Topic  Back to front? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I was watching a you tube video by a sane rational human being commenting on a bunch of videos by le......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A/an question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I suspect it is an example of hyper-correction where a rule that applies in some cases (use "a" if ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A/an question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Because someone made a mistake?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: A/an question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
It is "an"...
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Discussion Topic  Abbott and Costello in the classroom (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Exchange between me and a student while playing hangman... Student... Y Me... because it's you......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A/an question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
In that particular word standard British English doesn't pronounce the H....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Come up trumps (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
It is....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Enormity - another new usage? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I wouldn't deny that nowadays it is more often used to mean "size" or "extent"* (though "importance"......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Enormity - another new usage? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
It just seemed to me to be used to mean "important" - a usage that I personally don't recall seeing......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Enormity - another new usage? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
ANd there's the problem. I would take that to mean she asked a wicked question - perhaps, "Is it OK......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Enormity - another new usage? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
He's already said one thing that I approve of though... he's dumping the convoluted season(and multi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Supermarket (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Supermarket (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Supermarket is still normal enough in England. Anything else we just say (at least where I come from......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A fun little quiz (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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