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Discussion Topic  RE: What's this kind of "rhyme"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Good, and clever. But I would take issue with the rhymes myself - Alaska/asked her/Astor - a bit str......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's this kind of "rhyme"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Of course, I very much enjoy rhymes that seem to be neither sighted nor near - I mean those which re......
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Discussion Topic  RE: oh dear, oh dear. (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...First though, what is wrong with 'equally as important as'?..." I would think that it is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Special Word of the Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I don't know how it is in the USA but in England we might preen ourselves - physically or figurative......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chameleon (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quite a few - but not many that are as common as those cited. Common ones include: Character Chalce......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quinion's new book! (in The Written Word) by Richard English
For information Port Out, Starbord Home and other language myths is now on sale in the better booksh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from Mathematics (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
An example of exponential growth I often give in training sessions is a simple one - and I have neve......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quinion's new book! (in The Written Word) by Richard English
If you can't get copies from an online supplier, let me know by email or pt and I'll pop into my loc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is a "sport"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since nobody seems to have risen to the bait of this post, could I suggest that a perfect definition......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender: his/her/your/their (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I'd guess it would be difficult to do without "he" and "she" in descriptions of people..........
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender: his/her/your/their (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I consider that it is one of our language's great strengths that it has no gender in its nouns (and ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender: his/her/your/their (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In the prevailing climate of political correctness, the pronoun he, which had filled the role of the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "into" vs. "unto" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
According to the OED, "unto" is identical in meaning to "to", except as an preface to the infinitive......
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Discussion Topic  RE: welcome to participate: Two things that have happened to me lately (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I see now. All his, her or its posts are meaningless. It's presumably someone with enough time on hi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: welcome to participate: Two things that have happened to me lately (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I'm sorry if I'm being dense - but what has this to do with words?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Moslem vs. Muslim (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...The quiz was from the Kennedy administration forward to the GWB's administration. Come on,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Documentary (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...What do you think about documentaries? Should they have a political bent? How, really, can......
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Discussion Topic  RE: discern (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
If one is discerning then one will have an above average level of comprehension by virtue of one's a......
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Poll  RE: Quiz about diagnonal (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Really, sir, you Brits should take greater care to maintain the purity of your version of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: For all the scientists here... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote, "...I don't believe a camera lens can focus radiation outside the visual range..." Actually ......
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