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Discussion Topic  RE: Prents of school dropouts go to jail! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
These sorts of sanctions have been the law in England for many years (although the law was not alway......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Poetic Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
That is undoubtedly true of some of his work; it is certainly not true of it all. "Inexpensive prog......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The rule concerning the use of the full stop (period) in abbreviations used to confuse me. However, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Poetic Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It will come as no surprise to readers of this board, I know, that I actually like John Betjemen's w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: My one and only beer post ever (in Wordplay) by Richard English
The rest of what, might I ask? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms of Americans (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I've never heard the terms "Mae Wests" used to denote a pair of thrupennies, I have to say. Richard......
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Discussion Topic  RE: My one and only beer post ever (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Good grief. If nine pints of chemical fizz can do that, just think what four pints of 1845 could do!......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Big Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I'm sure that Hitchikers' Guide was originally written as a radio play. At least, that was my first ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A sorry tale (in The Written Word) by Richard English
This thread continued with Rollason getting ever more cross but really he didn't see the point. I wa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: V.D. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There's a story of a doctor who had to tell a young male patient that he was infected with a venerea......
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Discussion Topic  A sorry tale (in The Written Word) by Richard English
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) recently held its annual Convention in Palma. A disg......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Language Police (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's all part of the mistaken belief that to promote a measure of social and financial equality you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Does the Big Read encourage literacy ? (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Most British users prefer the "ise" construction of such words as "criticise" although the OED prefe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
No. I'm not saying that. I don't know about the USA but in the UK there is a crime known as "passing......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I met a chap at the ITT convention, where I had arranged a brewery visit, who seemed to know a lot a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
When I was about four my parents were talking about different kinds of cheeses. Of course, in the ea......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's simple enough. The vehicle manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, registered that as the company name just ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Now I'm back and catching up (and see, to my horror that my sentence about Rolls-Royces had a typo) ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Do you question everything? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Why ask me? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since pedantry seems to be the theme today, I would point out that the vehicle subject above the men......
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