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Discussion Topic  RE: Word misunderstandings of computer neophyes (in Potpourri) by Richard English
A "swig" is one of those gloriously imprecise terms that gain precision by their vagueness. Eevery ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Pronoun of Indefinite Gender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I apologise for not apologising....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Word misunderstandings of computer neophyes (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Intresting that, although they keep talking about the English system, (and even refer to it as the I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Mind you, as one who makes his living from training I suppose I might just be a little biased... ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Yes, but only a mediocre manager would send anyone to it . . . unless it was in Hawaii and......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Now that sounds like a great workshop! Why do I have to spend gadzillion hours learning ab......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Question on rhymes (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...Though perhaps ironic, given that the man who popularized the limerick form, Edward Lear, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Pronoun of Indefinite Gender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...why all those apostrophes are used in the simple plural (not possessive) form of our names......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Question on rhymes (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...A bit of googling found me this. Pleae note that I'm aware that the rest of the site has n......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Will this madness never end? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I'd be inclined to say "cobbler's" were it not for the fact that this term is, of course, gender spe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...One of my colleagues was describing a fellow colleague to me (the latter wears short skirt......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language development (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Sounds to me to be a classic case of "BBB". Don't believe a word the man says; there is far more e......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lifestyles, "On the street where you live" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Interesting you never mentioned Clink Street. Or the expression therefrom derived, "...He's in the C......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Canoodle is not uncommon in UK English, though it's probably rather an old-fashioned term these days......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Drill down" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There was a lot of discussion on brainstorming on one of the HRD boards and I was very interested si......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How blogs change politics (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...do men ever really grow out of the "thinking about sex all the time" stage?..." Well, now......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Corroboration vs. Collaboration (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Do you think these 2 words can be used synonymously?..." No....
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Drill down" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have heard it most often when applied to computers. Quite how it differs from "analyse" or from an......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Special Word of the Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Snood has several meanings, most of them to do with forms of hair adornment. I don't believe there's......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How blogs change politics (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...I was in my early teens and wasn't thinking of sex..." Therein lies the difference. In my......
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