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Discussion Topic  RE: Swearing and getting away with it (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "... remember saying Hey-soos Cree-stay in Spanish, and somehow saying it in Spanish made it s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: avarice/avariciousness (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There's certainly a difference between signs and signage in the UK. Signs can be almost any kind o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Arrogance (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...I am sure that Richard will love it! ..." It's a very good story and one which I had h......
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Discussion Topic  RE: feedback as a countable noun (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Feedback is a very common term in the training world and I would always consider it uncountable. "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "false friends" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Welcome back, Cat. One of the troubles with intelligence is that many people confuse is with knowle......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Arrogance (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I've not tried Arrogant Bastard although I'm told it's available here. I have heard good reports of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "false friends" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Isn't fag also used in England as slang for cigarette?..." Occasionally, but it is rather......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Another apostrophe question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It was nothing to do with the OED. I didn't comments sinces, as I have already suggested, there are ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mondegreens revisited (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...the four whore-men of the appocalypse..." I thought it was "The four hoarse men of the eu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The inaccurate web (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Don't blame the medium for the message! The web has a lot of inaccurate information; it also has a ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What do you think? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
One story I have heard which makes a good point about words is that of the Irishman and the Spaniard......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What do you think? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...The Irish language doesn't have a word for "yes" and "no." They say things like, "It is" o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Eating crow" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I believe if comes from crow pie - a dish eaten only by the poorest classes in day of old. A bit lik......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Ah Edith Piaf. Now she did have a special sound when she said "r" (and it's still the "r" than make......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One of the few talents I have is that of mimicry - and thus pronunciation. It is not a subject I hav......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Perchlorate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Richard says 'valencies'. We'd say 'valences' on this side of the pond...." Words ending ......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
You know, I think you're right and I hadn't spotted this previously. In fact, I suspect there might ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is this offensive? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I didn't watch the programme as I have seen, and don't much care for, Jerry Springer. Did anyone wat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Comic Germanicisms (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Or you can prepare your submission in Word then copy and paste!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Perchlorate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Well, chemistry wasn't my subject - but even so, perchloric acid isn't perchlorate, is it? And more ......
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