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Discussion Topic  Glint, glisten, glitter, gleam … (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: World's WORST jokes (part one) (in Wordplay) by arnie
BARMAN: "You look unhappy, tonight, George. Something wrong?" GEORGE: "The wife's just told me that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Link the Lyrics (again) (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  Offer void in Nebraska (in Potpourri) by arnie
Not word-related, but here's a snippet of information I bet most people won't know about, even those......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "I was fixin' to say..," (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Exclamation points (in The Written Word) by arnie
Well, since the author writes for the Chicago Tribune, and he freely admits he fabricated it, it's l......
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Discussion Topic  Passport to the pub (in The Written Word) by arnie
This is a little out of date (it was published in 1996) but is still worth reading. It is also well-......
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Discussion Topic  Amusing alliteration and abecedarianism (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Good grief. As Geoff Pullum puts it, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
So, following your logic, Richard, what would "I didn't miss not working" be? Is it a triple negativ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
How about this one? Bob should recognise it: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Yes, I agree, goofy. That is overnegation. As you say, it doesn't seem wrong on first reading....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
That does depend on context again. Maybe the narrator was lazy and preferred doing nothing to workin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
That's essentially what I suggested. I haven't seen the revised version back yet so don't know what ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
The way you are reading it, Richard, is the way that most people would read it. However, as I said, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
No, the hyphen would have made them a group: looked-after children. They try to avoid putting people......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Here's one from a station ID slogan by Dave, a cable and satellite channel here. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
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