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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This has long been a hobby-horse of mine. It is my firm belief that instruction manuals are written ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: American exceptionalism or American arrogance? (in The Written Word) by Richard English
That is the point made in the article and the point with which I agree. The USA decided that Kyoto w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: American exceptionalism or American arrogance? (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Having read the various articles here I think this sentence from the summary maybe expresses better ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: American exceptionalism or American arrogance? (in The Written Word) by Richard English
In a way the US belief in its superiority is not surprising; the USA is wonderful country. The Briti......
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Discussion Topic  Dr Seuss's cat (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The following reference is from "Getting Your English Right, Tapir, Trondheim 2001" Marking titles,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language training (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I suppose it's just possible that Michael Quinion's predilection for English newspapers arises from ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Damning with faint praise (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I didn't say it was wrong to criticise; I said it was easy. There are certainly times when it is de......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language training (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The OED defines "attendee" as one who attends meetings and has no usage comment. I fear the battle t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Information Literacy (in Potpourri) by Richard English
But that is a very uncommon commodity. Actually I like the concept of information literacy and con......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Damning with faint praise (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Benjamin Disraeli said, in 1860, "...It is easier to be critical than to be correct..." And I would......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language training (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since it is a valid English construction to make an "object" noun from a "subject" noun by addding "......
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Discussion Topic  Language training (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yesterday I was visiting someone in hospital and, as one does, was idly looking at the notice boards......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gormless through the French Windows (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In his immortal speech to the Oxford Union, Gerard Hoffnung reads out some supposed replies from Tyr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gormless through the French Windows (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A gormless person is one who is rather stupid or ineffectual. Possibly one lacking in serious purpos......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I think I'd ask what the sign is supposed to mean since, as it is written, it means nothing at all. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dumb answers to quiz show questions (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Not only logical but also correct. The sentence, with its exclamation mark, is quoted and thus insid......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Obscure extra meanings of common words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Isn't it "lights", as in "leaded lights"? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Literacy versus numeracy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One of the major differences between pre-school and elementary (infact) school, and later learnig is......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dumb answers to quiz show questions (in Potpourri) by Richard English
My simple rule of thumb is to ask, "Is the quotation in the sentence or is the sentence in the quota......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Literacy versus numeracy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed. And my own commentary on the LD message boards about the poor use of English (amongst the tu......
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