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Phonics (in Potpourri) by Richard English I 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...tankering - when airlines dodge high fuel prices at airports to save money..." Airlines, ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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"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
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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
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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
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Generalizations (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishOf course, all generalisation are inherently flawed (although that's a generalisation, of course).... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Did they just decide to take the pronunciation of the limerick writer? Or, how do that han...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Pendants' Revolt (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishTry the Beeb's website if it's not broadcast.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Pendants' Revolt (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishObviously nobody did but for those who can get it, BBC 4 is repeating it tonight, 08 December. It's ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Ms. (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...No abbreviatioon needs a period any more...." I think that the full stop after abbreviati...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Ms. (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote, "...It isn't an abbreviation, like "missus" or "mister," so I don't see why we should use a p...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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8th Wonder of the World (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Since the beginning of our time it has symbolized freedom and has been an icon for immigra...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Pendants' Revolt (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishDid anyone see this interesting programme (which included, among others, John Richard of the APS) wh...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The Guardian and Apostroflies (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishVery erudite for "The Graunaid"... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Been through the mill (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuote "...The one episode I remember most vividly was taking Dartmoor Prison on holiday by sailing i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Been through the mill (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishMy late aunt Ivy made Arthur's tie from old curtain material and he was reluctant to wear his first ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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