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Discussion Topic  RE: A persistent mosquito? A persevering mosquito? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I may pop over to the group formed by my erstwhile English teacher devoted to pedantry - which I joi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A persistent mosquito? A persevering mosquito? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Oh the irony...a group devoted to pedantry that get pedantic about what pedantry is. Priceless. (An......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Just picked this up (in The Written Word) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limerick game destination: Toulouse (in Wordplay) by BobHale
I don't know if you mean mine or someone else's but if you do mean mine it isn't two verses, it's tw......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Just picked this up (in The Written Word) by BobHale
My clue was when I asked the nice lady in the shop if they had any unusual editions of AiW and she s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limerick game destination: Toulouse (in Wordplay) by BobHale
sent a brace...
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Discussion Topic  Just picked this up (in The Written Word) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: A persistent mosquito? A persevering mosquito? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Just a first thought but I would say persevere implies agency but persist doesn't. Both you and the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: thon (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Also true for phrase like "in school" and "in the school" where only the first indicates that you ar......
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Discussion Topic  RE: US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
In England "going to hospital" and "going to the hospital" mean different things. The first means th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Academic Research (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I hadn't listened to Tom Lehrer for ages so after the link I left it playing more of his songs - for......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Even I have my pet peeves (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I posted it in a couple of other places and am surprised that quite a few people haven't seen it. It......
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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: US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
It is, so I don't understand why anyone would be suspicious....
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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  RE: US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
What was the book? I never heard parking slots.. places or spaces yes but slots? Never...
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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: Durham, here we come! (in Wordplay) by BobHale
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