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![]() I don't know if that's the reason but "maths" is the only abbreviation used over here. No one ever s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() I assume that it's being suggested for the same kind of reasons that the Queen's English Society are...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() I've also just noticed that they seriously suggest the resurrection of long dead subjunctive forms. ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Oh yes, nearly forgot. It's about time you women got this feminist chip off your shoulder. ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() The page about gender is a priceless example of the devil quoting scripture. For 99% of their rantin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() I once heard David Crystal lecture about one of the sometimes overlooked functions of language. Our ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() I voted already but let's get a few more: at the moment it's a four-way tie.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay ![]() Presented, for the moment, without comment ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Came across the above word yesterday. I don't know if it's a common word that has somehow just never...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay ![]() Two things. 1) If the US usually loves the British accent how come British actors in Hollywood are...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Not really connected but Geoff's post about Karate Kid somehow brought it to mind so I'll put it her...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Today's Metro has an article about a refugee from Sierra Leone who has a small part in the next Harr...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I've only just noticed that they have registered charity status. That means they get tax breaks. You...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Also according to their web site all three of our main party leaders have committed a heinous lingui...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() I deplore the way that our language is being diluted by foreign (especially US) influences. Damned ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() All I really know about mobile use when abroad can be summed up in two sentences. a) it's expensive...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() The Times today has a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Oh I could have done without the texting, though for once I confess that it is actually a useful adv...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I tried to buy a mobile phone that made phone calls and sent and received texts AND DID NOTHING ELSE...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Publishing on the internet is still publishing. Anything you wouldn't be prepared to put into a prin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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