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Discussion Topic  RE: Irony (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I haven't tried many Japanese beers but those I've tried are just identikit beers. Remember, in most......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slogans and battle cries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Apart from DeBeers (which I think is South African) which of the companies in that list is not Ameri......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Even MSN gets into the act (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed. That is my understanding of the meaning of the term. And I, too, had noted the singular fac......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I can claim to be the originator of a term that I have now seen used elsewhere - catapostrophe - an ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: This may be petty, but... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I first learnt about blackouts when I was very young and asked the purpose of the black sheeting whi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Irony (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I drank some Texan beer once - at the Texas stand in the World Travel Market. The large man in a lar......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Analogies (in Wordplay) by Richard English
"A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine" Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Even MSN gets into the act (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's a very good idea to use the right word if the right word exists and I use several of the words ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Xenophobia embedded in our language (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
1. I have never heard of the "paper bag test". 2. If my memory serves me correctly the original tit......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Why? Incentive is a noun (and sometimes an adjective). There is no rule that says all nouns must hav......
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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: Slogans and battle cries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not only do I disagree with number four - I disagree with the list! This is a list of the top US sl......
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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: 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: 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: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My immediate reaction is, "How unspeakably rude". Sadly, I suppose this more a reflection on my age......
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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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