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Discussion Topic  RE: Senior Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...A light year is a unit of time..." I always understood it to be a unit of distance - the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pedicab (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There have been a few in London - though I haven't seen any recently so I don't know whether the ven......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British regional accents (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...More broadly, what characters from film and TV exemplify various regional accents?..." I'......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A new term of endearment. (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...I can't say that I have been called a "c---" so it's hard for me to say how I'd feel being......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Senior Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I think I realised I was getting old when I stopped thinking of age as some eccentricity that old pe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Effect" vs. "Affect" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...which are referred to as "indexes"...." Not indices?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quinion's new book! (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Coincidentally I have just finished reading my copy. There are large numbers of words that he define......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Take the gym sock out of your mouth and say that again, dammit! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...And as for "text speak" (bad enough on a mobile, but understandable given the limited char......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's in a Name? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "... "Do you suppose he's compensating for something?" ..." Well, there have been few rumours......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Take the gym sock out of your mouth and say that again, dammit! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Shu, realistically, shouldn't we use the first definitions from the dictionary for precise......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Take the gym sock out of your mouth and say that again, dammit! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I'm sure this pet peeve is not mine alone. Have any of the rest of you found effective way......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dreaded semi-colon! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Excellent! I tried to google it myself but thought that the first sentence was "see how THE semicol......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's in a Name? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...PS: Richard, if you dislike the Lord Mayor, could you say he's "the Jerk in the Gherkin"? ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Senior Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I believe I've had several senior moments - but I can't remember any of them....
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Poll  RE: A bit about abutting by but a bit (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Richard defined 'abut' with "But if countries abut / It mean different but / Touching ..."......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New translation of the New Testament (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...Is it because they are implied or interpolated words that weren't in the original Greek?........
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dreaded semi-colon! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Many years ago I remember reading a short poem of which the first line was something like: "See how......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's in a Name? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Whoops, so I did. I selected the link but forgot to paste it. Mind you, I still think it looks like ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from Mathematics (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I don't know about in the USA, but both King Arthur and Robin Hood would correctly be described as l......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's in a Name? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It happens all the time over here! The new HQ of the London Mayor is known as "The Gherkin". (Zucch......
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