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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Baseball (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
A baseball playoff's what, pray. Its goose egg? Which term means, in the UK, an ovoid part of the r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is a brewery-backed organisation whose stated aim is to improve standards of beer storage and d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Remember, in UK drinking parlance kegs and casks are not the same. Casks are the barrel-shaped conta......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Interesting that the poster on the pirates site suggested that "it's" was used wrongly as a plural w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Who/whom shall/will should/would (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Of course, if it is future contitional then there's no confusion. "I could do this." It is a future......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
On the word pirates site there is a posting that criticises the expression "It's raining outside" or......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Misuse of pronouns (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I saw a policeman with his dog in the pub; he was scratching his ear with his foot. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Unpaid merchandise (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Or of course you could exchew the use of the passive voice altogether and say something like, "...pl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Seven Deadly Sins (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I see that putting an apostrophe into the possessive form of "it" has not been included as one of th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Phronesis (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The date celebrates the founding of the brewery and not the beer. Honeydew is a fine beer (as are a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lothario (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In the past it was common to refer to a "gay lothario", that is, one who treated his affairs in a li......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I quite agree. And I used a bottle of it (or to be precise, on of its clones that I was left with at......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Frizzle? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Frizzle is quite common over here and would usually be used to describe something that had been cook......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
An accurate and nicely contrived pun. All those who drink Budweiser are definitely sad. Richard En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbs: let's have some action! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
There is, of course, an icon at the bottom of the page that says "click for more information about t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Highly improbable since I refuse to let a drop of that foul concoction pass my lips. And considerin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Computer Jargon (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have a trainer friend whose specialism is that of teaching English doctors to write. I can certai......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Humorous Poetry (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I'm sure it would do. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Sign posting the future..." (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although the name C J Strolin is not one I have seen in any list of famous lexicographers (except on......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suggest that both "I got" and "I've got" are grammatically correct constructions although they can......
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