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Discussion Topic  Amusing alliteration and abecedarianism (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: What a gaffe! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Sorry K, no idea....
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Discussion Topic  RE: What a gaffe! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Another gaffe: In a London 2012 Olympics Ladies' Football (soccer) game the South Korean flag was fl......
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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: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
That formation is common in the USA but most here in the UK would add a letter s as well as the apos......
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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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Discussion Topic  RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
If their job is eliminated we say that the person is "made redundant". People can apply for voluntar......
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Discussion Topic  Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
As many of you know, I work for ......
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