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Discussion Topic  RE: British Pubs (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Stonehenge is quite a jaunt from London. Stick to the capital for your first visit. After all, you......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Absolutely. Bars in England are made of solid timber. Now, had he walked into a pub... Richard Engl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The more so it you start speaking about "falls". That's when we trip up and lose our balance. We ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British Pubs (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is an excellent summary but there is one change that is presently afoot about which visitors ne......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
These are just one of the devices that we, in the UK, use to increase the subtelty of our communicat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
You must understand that we, in England, are very tolerant people. We do not blame the Europeans for......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is there a word for it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I assumed that a "decapitated head" was a "headless head" - and that's an oxymoron. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Yes, but they do all sorts of strange things in Europe. We British try to ignore them. Richard Engl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Mortar can indeed contain cement. It just doesn't have to, that's all. Incidentally, cement can be......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not necessarily. Traditional lime mortar is not cement, nor need it contain it. The reason why mort......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is there a word for it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I suggest that "decapitated head" is oxymoronic. You can only decapitate a body, surely. Richard En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
If not the cannon specifically, certainly gunpowder and its various applications. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
At the Amberly Chalk Pits Museum there is an exhibition of concrete artifacts (the chalkpit used to ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In transport the expression "coach" usually means a 'bus used for a private hire. It can also be use......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Hedge Rage" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I did check to see that this story was not printed on April 1st...! Hedgeline? Well, maybe. 4000 pa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cyberninny Strikes Again ! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have a contact in Denmark who collects corporate ballpoint pens (he now has many thousand). I won......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I wonder whether it was a corruption in an electronic version of the document? It's a guess but I'd......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anybody had a good paroxysm lately? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Apart, of course, from the sexual discrimination implicit in this term, is there not also a danger t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: bar? tavern? pub? whatever! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In England, where we take these matters very seriously, each of the terms suggested has a different ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Epitaths (in Wordplay) by Richard English
So as not to cause it a paroxysm, I will modify any dubious words myself. However, my point is tha......
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