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Discussion Topic  RE: Seduction (in Potpourri) by Richard English
True. But that particular man didn't have a copyright on his name. There is at least one other and m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Seduction (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Of course, those who have a copy of the "World Travel Dictionary" (published by Columbus, although m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This simply means that more and more people are prepared to accept this particular form of English w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The use of the verb "mind" to mean "be careful about" is very common in UK English. I had assumed th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: No, it has nothing to do with sex (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I'd be happy to discuss the matter with anyone who believes that my statement is untrue! Richard En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Indeed. But the warning is a specific one. At certain stations, where the track is curved (and this ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: No, it has nothing to do with sex (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree entirely. I cannot think of any good system; I can, though, see that some are less bad than ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Two points. The "train station floor" is called the platform. It is common to all British railway s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: No, it has nothing to do with sex (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since the UK media has been covering the US Presidential contest in some detail, the whole concept o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote '..."When I was a kid, we'd cut pictures of turkey out of magazines and eat them for hanksgivi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: English as she is writ by UK stylists of note (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It is a common US device to refer to The Times as such in order that is not confused with the, clear......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Old books NOT like old wines (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I also find this - mainly as regards Heinlein's later work. However, I believe this is not perceptio......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Negatives (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I don't entirely disagree with you but I can't say I entirely agree with you either. Richard Englis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Troglodyte (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
More effected speakers in the UK might use this difference in prouncunciation but it is rare and cer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Negatives (in Potpourri) by Richard English
We've spoken of this previously and I think we agreed that the double negative is one of the devices......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Castillian would be better although I was simply speaking of the area of Catalonia, not of the langu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A word-related bit of beer news (in The Written Word) by Richard English
The name of the Isle of Man is not from the same derivation as the word of the male adult human and ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Remember, the Spanish you will hear in the USA is South American Spanish and is pronounced different......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A word for "separated territory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A Berliner is a lightly-fried yeast bun with jam filling and vanilla icing. Like Hamburgers and Fa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Can "express" be an intransitive verb? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Just so long as it didn't "express momentarily" to Delaware - that would really confuse any British ......
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