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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I meant that the expression "state of play" means "how are things at the moment". "State of the art"......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...One of my colleagues was describing a fellow colleague to me (the latter wears short skirt......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lifestyles, "On the street where you live" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Interesting you never mentioned Clink Street. Or the expression therefrom derived, "...He's in the C......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Canoodle is not uncommon in UK English, though it's probably rather an old-fashioned term these days......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Drill down" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There was a lot of discussion on brainstorming on one of the HRD boards and I was very interested si......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It's good now to have a librarian An expert in matters grammarian But the Limerick rhyme Could take ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How blogs change politics (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...do men ever really grow out of the "thinking about sex all the time" stage?..." Well, now......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Panopticon Effect (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...workers are going about their business, but when they are watched, they perform higher..."......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, as you no know, it's very different from "state of the art"! It simply means "how are things a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Drill down" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have heard it most often when applied to computers. Quite how it differs from "analyse" or from an......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Special Word of the Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Snood has several meanings, most of them to do with forms of hair adornment. I don't believe there's......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How blogs change politics (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...I was in my early teens and wasn't thinking of sex..." Therein lies the difference. In my......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Panopticon Effect (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...The whole story was applied to medical facilities; if they think they are being serveilled......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Panopticon Effect (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Most I think would agree that there's a difference between survey as a noun and surveillan......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Panopticon Effect (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It seems a bit pointless to me. What's wrong with "surveyed"?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's a sporting reference, the state of play meaning the current situation in a cricket match. Remem......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Panopticon Effect (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Next time I'm in Chicago you must show me where the Western Electric Hawthorne works are (or used to......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How blogs change politics (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...I was a typical teenager who could only think about boys...." How come I never met one of......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How many syllables in "Don't spoil the oil"?? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Bugs Bunny pronounces such words with two syllable, "...OK Mac - where's the fy-er..." I don't know......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spell-check Syndrome (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Also, the translation program changed UK to British; I imagine this doesn't please the Sco......
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