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Discussion Topic  RE: A non-word-related (sorry) OUTRAGE! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In fact, the situation is even worse as you can see here: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A non-word-related (sorry) OUTRAGE! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
(Yawn). Sleeping pills? Earplugs? Blindfolds?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by Richard English
jheem, Apologies. I did not make it clear that my most recent posting was in response to aput's com......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Indeed it is. To make a point it is often necessary to contrive an example to make it. However, you......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by Richard English
We had this discussion once before. Although the apostrophe itself cannot be heard it can modify the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Grammatically the possessive of St Thomas should be St Thomas's, as the pssessive of Charles be Char......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As has been mentioned here previously, when it comes to proper and place names, spelling and apostro......
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Discussion Topic  RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I remember it by thinking of what it is that chickens do with eggs!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz - a variation (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Quote "...Isn't Schweppes Quinine Water of British origin..." I believe so. And it used to be calle......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Camp (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, Susan Sontag certainly makes a meal of that! I had always understood Camp to be the slightly ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Sweet San Fairy Ann" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The problem here is that two phrases have been combined. As Bob says, the less polite one is "Sweet ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Antebellum (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed. We would probably say "before the War" or "pre-war" - meaning WW2. The only "ante" word I ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I admit that my first thought was Rye (the cereal) but I thought that too easy. The Japanese board......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz - a variation (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Me too! And, by the way, I am the last person who is likely ever to post about British footballers,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz (in Wordplay) by Richard English
USury. And that means that my next word means "The closest that the Japanese come to a traditonal En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Interesting Etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
The Shambles in York is a very interesting street and well worth a visit.http://www.britainexpress.c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz (in Wordplay) by Richard English
In the absence of any posted rules, I had assumed that this was how you won - by coming up with some......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Signs at Oxford (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I have to say that I feel that the signs are quite reasonably drawing attention to possible problem ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linking Quiz (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Which is "Ewe". (You could also have had "ewer"). But for my "WE" clue I would pose "...Bedford-bas......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Items in Today's Paper (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Drinking that quantity of fizzy Brazilian beer, I would suggest that carbonic acid poisoning would b......
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