Go ![]() | New ![]() | Find ![]() | Tools ![]() |
RE:
Wintry words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishQuote "...We left our faucets all dripping slowly in hopes that the pipes won't freeze..." Not a go...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
RE:
miscommunicaton (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishVW, being one of the first of the car manufacturers to consider the wants of their target markets ra...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
RE:
miscommunicaton (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishQuote "...That may well have been called a semaphore; I don't remember..." The proprietory term was...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
RE:
Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishRead "The Peter Principle" for an amusing insight into one man's views about promotion and ambition.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
RE:
miscommunicaton (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishApron; skirt; belt; glove (box); visor; lining; buckle.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
RE:
Phonics (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI'm not supporting the phonetic alphabet concept, just saying that it was the way I learnt French an...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
Phonics (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI learnt to read English by using the system of allocating sounds to letters and vowels - which I th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
Phonics (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI have never been able to understand the rationale of those who suggest that phonics are a poor way ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
OED requests (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWhy don't you try again? I have found them to be good correspondents and things, especially emails, ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
"Energy Vampires" (new term) (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishBut surely the anolgy is perfect. Vampires steal into peoples bedrooms at night and suck their bloo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
RE:
Jane Austen, revisited (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishThere's a very nice restaurant near to us called The Postilion. It's a play on the owner's name, Die...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
RE:
OED requests (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI am sorry to see that the OED is considering including the oxymoronic term "quad bike". I trust the...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAs I have said previously, BBB!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWow. What verbiage! I see they're truly International - they are in far away Canada as well as the ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
"Nothing to Wear" (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishOne of the problems is, of course, is that the chap is speaking English and the lady is speaking "wo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
RE:
sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIt seems to me, then, that are simply seeking a word to describe superiority or excellence. But I do...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
Generalizations (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAh, but when does something become sufficiently common or usual for it to be a fact? It is a fact t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Were they using the word wrong, then?..." Maybe not wrongly but, to my mind, unecessarily...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI agree with aput. These are the kinds of things people say in order to impress others with their le...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
RE:
Generalizations (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishYou realise, of course, that my posting was a joke? The statement I made is obviously nonsense since...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
| Powered by Social Strata | Page 1 ... 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 ... 402 |
| Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |

