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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  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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed. But you did say, "Sometimes there is a confusion, at least in the U.S., with apostrophes fol......
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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: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There is indeed. As there is also confusion about whether the possessive of "it" takes an apostrophe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Without wishing to re-open the possessive apostrophe topic (and if you believe that you'll believe a......
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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: A grammar question (in Potpourri) by Richard English
And that's a totally different thing. Medicine, like just about every other profession, has its jarg......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Big Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I know that Disney is a ruthless company in that way - but do they really own the copyright to A A M......
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