Wordcraft Home Page
Wordcraft Community Home Page
Forums
Search
Search Results
Page
1
...
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
...
402
Go
New
Find
Tools
Admin
Personal Zone
»
Forums
»
Profile
Buddies
Ignore List
Groups
Permissions
Private Messaging
Notifications
Karma
Preferences
Favorites
More...
Discussion
»
Poll
»
Private Message
Photo Album
»
Keyword Search
Advanced Search
New Since your Last Visit
Active Topics
Help
Manage Members
Online Now
Control Panel
Search Results: (8038 matches)
New Search
Login/Join
Welcome, [
Logout
]
RE: Ridiculous Notice
(in
Potpourri
)
by
Richard English
Why the complexity? What's wrong with "Please use the other door"? Why explain? Richard English...
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Potpourri
July 04, 2003 01:57
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
The word crumpet has three UK meanings, none of which are known in the USA. The crumpet shown in th......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
July 04, 2003 01:51
RE: Turbine
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
For exactly the same reason that the British say "petrol" and the Americans say "gasoline"! Or that ......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
July 04, 2003 01:35
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
When I ordered an English muffin in the USA I got something that I had never experienced in England.......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
July 03, 2003 06:45
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
No. What you get in the USA if you order an English Muffin is not the same as the thing you get in E......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
July 03, 2003 02:34
RE: Limericks, continued
(in
The Written Word
)
by
Richard English
I confess I've had little success in persuading the girls to say "yes". Would the use of this "acid......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Written Word
July 01, 2003 02:10
RE: Cultural differences
(in
Potpourri
)
by
Richard English
Republicans are a well-intentioned group who believe that an elected leader is better than a heredit......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Potpourri
June 30, 2003 09:54
RE: A grammar question
(in
Potpourri
)
by
Richard English
The COED lists it but suggests its use is jocular. Certainly we would not use it in formal speech in......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Potpourri
June 30, 2003 09:50
RE: Irony
(in
The Written Word
)
by
Richard English
So the Americans don't understand irony? How very ironic! Richard English...
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Written Word
June 30, 2003 09:48
RE: Turbine
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
Yes. It has an electric starter, just like a car. They are geared to run at a higher speed, of cours......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 30, 2003 09:43
RE: Is this magic??
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
Misplaced modifiers are always good for a laugh! Richard English...
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 30, 2003 09:39
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
In the World Travel Dictionary (published by Columbus and, I blush to say, originally created by me)......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 30, 2003 09:28
RE: Turbine
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
A turbo-jet is the normal type of jet engine where the incoming air is compressed by a turbine, mixe......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 30, 2003 00:57
RE: Sophister
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
I had never heard of sophister (although I knew of sophistry). As it seems to have a scholastic con......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 29, 2003 23:36
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
I agree. It's just one more example of the strange belief that so many people seem to have that is ......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 29, 2003 23:31
RE: Another Wikipedia question
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
In 1938 the British government introduced the Holidays With Pay Act which meant that all workers wer......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 29, 2003 03:52
RE: Turbine
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
I only make this point if it's true! After all, the Americans invented quite a lot as well - the sa......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 29, 2003 03:34
RE: Cultural differences
(in
Potpourri
)
by
Richard English
I meant to write this. The "d" was a typo. Richard English...
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Potpourri
June 28, 2003 13:45
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
Or even electricians' screwdriver since it's a type that is part of the tool kit of most electrician......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 28, 2003 13:42
RE: Turbine
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Richard English
Gas or steam turbines are what comes to my mind. Parsons (a Brit) invented the steam turbine; Whittl......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 28, 2003 13:40
»
Refine Search
»
New Search
Powered by Social Strata
Page
1
...
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
...
402
Please Wait. Your request is being processed...
Wordcraft Home Page
Wordcraft Community Home Page
Forums
Search
Search Results
Contact Us
|
Wordcraft Home Page
|
Terms of Service
Copyright © 2002-12
View $GS_USERNAME's Public Profile
Add $GS_USERNAME to my Buddies
Add $GS_USERNAME to my Ignore List
Remove $GS_USERNAME from my Ignore List
Invite $GS_USERNAME to a Private Topic
View Recent Posts by $GS_USERNAME
Notify me of New Posts by $GS_USERNAME
New Since your Last Visit
Active Topics