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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: Are we still human? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Forgive my ignorance but I thought that DDT had been universally banned many years ago. Indeed, I r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I shall be writing a letter. (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I wish you luck, Bob, with your letter. In my experience the otherwise excellent BBC is probably jus......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences: article in The Economist (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Missionary zeal. That's a very good analogy. The USA has taken on the mantle that the British had ar......
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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: Iterative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
So far as I know there is no difference in the meanings. And the grammatical expression "frequenti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hybris (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes, correct spelling. The plant was named after the English botanist Buddle, who died in 1715. The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The London Beer Flood of 1814 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is completely true. The Friary brewery was in Guildford and Meux were in London. They did merge......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Precise wording? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Exquisite can mean "highly sensitive or discriminating and thus would make sense in the context you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Small Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Is this a typo or a genuine difference in usage? I would say "and conversing WITH a square he encou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hypersensitivity (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There has been much discussion about this on the travel boards. The general opinion is that the man'......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More favorite words.... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
My wife made some flummery once. It was very nice. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Baseball (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I understand that P G Wodehouse (and how come none of his books were in the big read top 100?) was v......
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