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| Stress (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie I was watching the traffic report on TV this morning and the presenter said, "Nothing for you to str...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Fun with translation (in Wordplay) by arnieMany hours of fun can be had (if you have no life, like me) by playing with one of the online transl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay Punctuation (in Potpourri) by arnieWe've mentioned Lynne Truss and her surprise best-seller ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Back-to-front words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieSomebody at work asked me if there was a word for a word that also read back-to-front. A simple exam...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Pretty difficult... (in The Written Word) by arnieFrom ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Oojah Synonyms (in Potpourri) by arnieMichael Quinion has just published an article in his World Wide Words site on ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieScots are likely to say "aboot", but the English, Welsh and Irish would say "about". All of us prono...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by arnieA six-year-old boy came home from school one day and proudly announced he had learned how to make ba...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Suitable names (in Potpourri) by arnieI seem to remember a thread on this subject some time back, but I can't find it at the meoment. Wh...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Huh? (in Potpourri) by arnieI just checked the Web site of my local train company to see if my train home tonight would be delay...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieI wouldn't say that "commence" is old-fashioned. It sounds slightly more formal than "begin" or "sta...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieBob has answered your message pretty comprehensively, so I'll content myself with a couple of commen...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Desking (in Potpourri) by arnieI saw a delivery truck from an office furniture suppliers parked near my work today. On the side wer...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieI have watched the British version of ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieWell, we only count floors that are built. A one-storey building is built on the ground and so there...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieIf you were completing a form in England, the answer is yes. The ethnic origin of quite a number of ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnieIn the case of the lady from Birmingham the best phrase would probably be "Afro-Caribbean".... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnieThere were problems for me and several thousand others trying to get home this evening from work. A ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie[yawn] Been there, done that. I suppose we've been seeing those t-shirts for a couple of years. The ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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