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