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RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2
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In fact, although I would prefer not to create a new verb just for the sake of it, I can't think of ......
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August 20, 2003 23:48
RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2
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I agree. I still use Roget's Thesaurus and find it better than the MS Word thesaurus. However, I do......
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August 19, 2003 11:42
RE: Men versus Women
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Whereas I agree 100% with both your sentiments, Jerry (being a one time Bisley shooter) I have to co......
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August 17, 2003 11:23
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You have to be wary about changing words simply because the three letters "man" appear. If you're go......
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August 17, 2003 08:44
RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2
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Maybe the answer is to find a selection of boards, covering various interests, and then get those in......
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August 16, 2003 04:58
RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2
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We use the verb "to network" very commonly in the UK these days. Richard English...
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August 15, 2003 12:09
RE: Endemic
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This has never been compulsory in the UK, but few parents (mainly those with religious convictions) ......
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August 14, 2003 01:27
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We had an English master who, when the bell for the end of class rang, would swirl his gown around h......
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August 13, 2003 09:21
RE: Pet Peeves Part 2
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Whereas it is possible often to delete an adverb (such as clearly) without affecting the essential s......
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August 13, 2003 09:11
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It is not always wrong to deliberately split an infinitive (providing, of course, that one knows wha......
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August 11, 2003 11:16
RE: Endemic
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Measles has not been endemic in England for many years because of almost universal vaccination. Howe......
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August 10, 2003 03:32
RE: Americanisms
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Apologies. I knew it was Yiddish. I do know the difference between the languages - blame it on a tem......
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August 08, 2003 04:48
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We had assumed that they would be some sort of rissole made from minced chicken - maybe a bit like a......
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August 08, 2003 04:11
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On Monday we went out for a meal and Margeret ordered from the specials board: "Chicken fries and sa......
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August 06, 2003 11:21
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I would add to this only the rider that, because one form of expression is grammatically correct, th......
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August 06, 2003 11:16
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I always understood that this was Jewish and meant "cheek". Richard English...
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August 06, 2003 11:11
RE: Time Zones, help needed
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It would be interesting were it true! In fact, Portugal uses GMT/UTC. Spain, on the other had, whose......
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August 05, 2003 02:58
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I think that sentence is fine. The conjunction shows that the item under discussion is both dangerou......
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August 05, 2003 02:53
RE: Time Zones, help needed
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Although it is a guess, I suspect that there was presssure brought to bear by countries who thought ......
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August 04, 2003 06:44
RE: Pairing
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Omnibus, abbreviation 'bus; Telephone, abbreviation 'phone. Both abbreviations have now become word......
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