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Discussion Topic  RE: The Mother of... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I'm not sure that you can assume this is always true. Most of the world's population is ignorant s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Say What? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I'm surprised. That's a very common and longstanding expression here. It refers to slot machines (o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Penmanship (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It is a happier picture than that of you sitting without attire! Oh, sorry, you meant a TYRE, did y......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It is an undoubted truism of humanity that want and necessity have but tenuous links. There are many......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I learnt yesterday that London had had its heaviest snow for nine years - around 3 inches! There wer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It is my belief that the accents of the less well-educated (whatever accent they might be) tend to ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This morning it was announced that the supermarket chain Morrisons had launched a takeover bid for S......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The checkout payment phenomenon cited here is one that I have frequently observed, standing as I usu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It is a strange phenomenon, which I have often observed, that people stock up for a three-month sieg......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In the UK the organisation is Safeway (without the "s"). I don't know whether it's the same as the U......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is one of the problems when measuring consumption. A Stein, to my mind, would be a litre glas......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I still suspect that much of it is to do with vocabulary, rather than accent. Even those with strong......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Different things to different people (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Another source of confusion is the names given to hotel boarrd terms: American Plan = full board =......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, following several complaints, the supermarkets in this part of the world have changed their......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can even tell the difference between Dudley and Wiolverhampton! Mind you, I've invested much time......
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Discussion Topic  Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This week we have been receiving "severe weather" warnings which brought to my mind the differences ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Ah, but the Black Country accent can't even be understood by those living in Birmingham! But seriou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
When I debated this subject originally I said I had yet to find any style book, US or UK, that sanct......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I'm sure you would have no difficulty in understanding our accents, although possibly not all of our......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Script (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My wife (a Health Visitor) always refers to prescriptions as "scripts" (or maybe "Scrips" - I must c......
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