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Discussion Topic  RE: Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...However, the most interesting discussion was about the mundane word 'nice.' ..." The word......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Latin for the 21st Century (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Fortunately that particular expression has gained little currency here - at least among the older ge......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Latin for the 21st Century (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It is a pseudo-swearword created for use by the actors in the British TV series Porridge. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mendacities (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Another mother told her daughter that if she didn't wear underwear to school, the principa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bizarre etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
In his first work to achieve fame (The Engima Variations), Edward Elgar wrote a piece about his frie......
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Discussion Topic  RE: discomfort quotation marks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...They, like Word, tend to be sticklers on 'which' and 'that.'..." Probably because they us......
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Discussion Topic  RE: discomfort quotation marks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Full stop to end the idea in the brackets, question mark to end the question. I confess th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dipthong pronunciation question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Diphthong, Richard; it's diphthong..." Whoops! That'll learn me to check proper next time......
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Discussion Topic  Dipthong pronunciation question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There has been some recent discussion on the OEDILF board to do with the pronunciation of certain wo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Magyar Republic (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The International travel convention is to use the local names where surface transport (trains usuall......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Briti?ism (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...If a term or expression is used exclusively in UK English, do you call it a briticism or a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Caucasian (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Just a couple of points. It is matter of common observation that the differences between different ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Caucasian (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I have been away for a while I didn't get into this discussion from the begining. However, I woul......
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Discussion Topic  RE: wool and yarn (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Oh, dear, oh, my. Let's see. Polish mathematicians help break the Enigma machine code (and......
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Discussion Topic  RE: wool and yarn (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Are they carbon arc lights? I'm sure they were of British origin..." Indeed they were but......
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Discussion Topic  RE: wool and yarn (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Anyone who's interested can look back and read what I posted on the topic of light bulbs. Anyone wh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: wool and yarn (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Obviously there will have been other nations involved and Jaquard's automated loom was one of the fe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...How did you get on in Saudi Arabia? ..." Actually, I've never beer there. The nearest I'v......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Punctuation Site (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In The Times yesterday they published a headline in their "This Day" column, that related to 1959. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Italian (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Could I say that I like Annabel Crabb's piece - for all its journalistic style. Does she write for a......
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