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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can access both of these but they are subscription services and I haven't subscribed! Richard Eng......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Brittany Spears and Beer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I think I'd sooner see any bear's back than its front. That way I'd stand a better chance of escapin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I do not have a full OED but I can tell you that the Concise has no reference to "herstory" and no u......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Is that really true? I had heard it, certainly, but have always assumed it was an urban myth. Richa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The verb, "To be" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes. And it's a confounded nuisance. My mental model is to decide whether a "state" verb (such as t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's not that recent but it is within my own lifetime. Nigger brown was a perfectly acceptable term ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree that there might be times when a simile is better than the word of first choice since it may......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quite so. Where will it end otherwise with our being unable to talk about "rugger"; "duck"; "God" o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
See here ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although there have been railways (and plateways - where the flange is on the rail, not the wheel) f......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The World's Easiest Quiz (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Indeed there was; and it was around 25 years ago too; and a year ago; and 25 minutes ago. The bran......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"At a stand" is UK railway jargon for stopped. There is a mass of rail jargon and, as Wordnerd says,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I have a Dream (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It's possible but unlikely that MLK gave an unprepared speech. Good extempore speakers can give a go......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Irony (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Of all the multi-national megabrewers there are, so far as I am concerened Guinness is the only one ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: This may be petty, but... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
What is slightly surprising to me that such a short outage (37 minutes I believe) should have had su......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Regional Insults (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It is a strange fact that the Northerners (say north of Birmingham) are very concerned about what th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sneaky internet-marketing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I completely reformatted my hard disc only a month ago and everything that has arrived from the Inte......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I have a Dream (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It's difficult to think of a more powerful piece of oratory than MLK's. Does anyone happen to know -......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What it is (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Yes. It's true that one needs to keep one's wits about one when discussing whether it's its or it's!......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slogans and battle cries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
So, if you are implying that Coca Cola is not a US corporation - then what do you suggest it be call......
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