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Discussion Topic  RE: Rumbustious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Rumbustuous is not all that common a word here but would not be considered eccentric or arcane. Most......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How many syllables in "Don't spoil the oil"?? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Bugs Bunny pronounces such words with two syllable, "...OK Mac - where's the fy-er..." I don't know......
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Discussion Topic  RE: When is alternate spelling accepted? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Let's say that no alternative spellings are ever accepted. Then we can get rid of transatlantic miss......
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Discussion Topic  Spelling (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
On OEDILF the question has arisen about creating plurals of parts of speech. I wanted to refer to se......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gimpel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Never heard of it!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: A Brit's eye view of Seattle (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In my own experience there is a more positive attitude towards service in stores and retaurants in t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Compumation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Junction? Unction?...
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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: 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: Terms of International Relations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Quote "...*A number of writers (exampls below) state that "illegal combatant" is merely a term conve......
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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: The Pronoun of Indefinite Gender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Didn't realize that the English invented PC, too. Darn, we Yanks ain't invented nuffin .........
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Pronoun of Indefinite Gender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree with Kalleh. I will never agree a singular subect with a plural pronoun. It has become comm......
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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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