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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My point is simply that there is often no reason to use a long word rather than a short one and, ind......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...In return, I invite you to perambulate (11 letters) yourself to your favorite pub, order a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Names of British beers (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Of course, with so many beers to name and their being the need to diferentiate, a plethora of names ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Names of British beers (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is another of the words with several meanings, one of which is "a cask". The word does not hav......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...But, we all know that there have been some mistakes in all dictionaries..." I would hardl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
But it should not. That it is thus inacurately used proves (if proof be needed) that there are those......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have no problem with "peruse" but there are many English words whose meaning I do not know. And w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One of the beauties of the English language is that is has words that are precise, words that are va......
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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  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
put(1) v.tr. 14 throw (esp. a shot or weight) as an athletic sport or exercise. OED. Just one of 17......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I should perhaps make it clear that the quotation about whose meaning we are arguing was my own! It ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In UK English it is not required and is therefore grammatically incorrect. Just as the apostrophe is......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I will be happy so to do providing, of course, that you extend the same courtesy to me. Otherwise ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have never seen the headline in a journal but, if it is, as has been quoted in these postings, "Dr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat" (in Potpourri) by Richard English
My reference was Michael Temple's "Guide to Written English" - now, I fear, out of print. It is a gu......
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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: 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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