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More of a maths question but arguably language
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This is not aimed at either side in the border wall argument, just an observation in general... If......
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February 14, 2019 16:29
My Black Country Accent
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I ran across this on YouTube. It's someone attempting to demonstrate my local accent. He actually do......
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February 13, 2019 17:30
RE: A persistent mosquito? A persevering mosquito?
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I may pop over to the group formed by my erstwhile English teacher devoted to pedantry - which I joi......
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February 12, 2019 18:23
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Oh the irony...a group devoted to pedantry that get pedantic about what pedantry is. Priceless. (An......
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February 12, 2019 18:20
Just picked this up
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February 06, 2019 15:29
RE: A persistent mosquito? A persevering mosquito?
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Just a first thought but I would say persevere implies agency but persist doesn't. Both you and the ......
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February 06, 2019 12:35
RE: thon
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January 20, 2019 21:12
RE: US/UK difference. Any comments?
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January 20, 2019 21:10
RE: US/UK difference. Any comments?
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Also true for phrase like "in school" and "in the school" where only the first indicates that you ar......
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January 12, 2019 21:19
RE: US/UK difference. Any comments?
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In England "going to hospital" and "going to the hospital" mean different things. The first means th......
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January 12, 2019 21:18
Even I have my pet peeves
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I may consider myself a champion of "usage trumps all" but there is one construction that I always h......
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January 04, 2019 20:18
RE: US/UK difference. Any comments?
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It is, so I don't understand why anyone would be suspicious....
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January 01, 2019 17:37
RE: Pom
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As far as I know it's used exclusively by Australians to refer to British....
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December 30, 2018 21:21
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What was the book? I never heard parking slots.. places or spaces yes but slots? Never...
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December 30, 2018 21:18
Another classroom conversation:Topic Wildlife Protection
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Me: So, what does "endangered" mean? Student 1: Maybe they will all die. Me: Good. Now, how about th......
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December 19, 2018 17:18
Back to front?
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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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December 08, 2018 19:10
Abbott and Costello in the classroom
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Exchange between me and a student while playing hangman... Student... Y Me... because it's you......
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November 23, 2018 17:32
RE: Come up trumps
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It is....
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October 18, 2018 05:53
RE: Supermarket
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October 09, 2018 18:18
RE: Supermarket
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Supermarket is still normal enough in England. Anything else we just say (at least where I come from......
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October 09, 2018 18:16
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