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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammar again... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Maybe Texan "argot" might be better Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Certainly it's vitally important to Anheuser Busch. If it weren't for their very clever advertising ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suspect that this is another manifestation of the insularity of the USA. There must be many "Afric......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's a cliche and, like all cliches, has an element of truth. However, although we do not have the s......
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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: 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: 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: What's it called ? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I used the expression to mean the language "learnt at a mother's knee" and English is that for most ......
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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: What's it called ? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Britain is an island, on which there are (or were) three countries, England, Scotland and ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Maybe this US oversensitivity explains why rugger has never become a popular game in the USA. Richa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suppose it's a commentary on the respective sizes of the USA and the UK that the twin villages of ......
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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: 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: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In the UK a Company Secretary is a very exhalted position - right up there with the Managing Directo......
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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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