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Discussion Topic  RE: For Valentine's Day (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Quote "...Personally, I think a hell of a lot of men would look loads better if they wore a little m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: For Valentine's Day (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Quote "...Me, too! She is beautiful...." Hmm. So why is her companion wearing dark glasses?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Get my arms around it" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Cliches, like profanities, tend to my mind to be the refuge of those whose vocabulary is sufficientl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: For Valentine's Day (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Having seen these eulogistic comments about this Aniston lady, I took a look at the picture. Moderat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The one-finger salute (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In England it's the two-fingered gesture, palm facing inwards, that is used....
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Discussion Topic  RE: "gallows": why the plural? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Some gallows were actually made with a triangular top with three legs. This arrangement was often kn......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ayurveda (in Potpourri) by Richard English
What this is all about is bio-rhythms. People's preferred times for undertaking various tasks. The ......
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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: "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: Have a Nice Day! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
That's US as in U.S.A. I'm not mystified!...
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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: Feeling poorly (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"He feels proper poorly" would be understood in the south but would be considered a little quaint....
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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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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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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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Discussion Topic  RE: Is this offensive? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I am thinking in the hundreds, but I don't know...." Of course, we're all guessing but I ......
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