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Discussion Topic  A sorry tale (in The Written Word) by Richard English
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) recently held its annual Convention in Palma. A disg......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Language Police (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's all part of the mistaken belief that to promote a measure of social and financial equality you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Does the Big Read encourage literacy ? (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Most British users prefer the "ise" construction of such words as "criticise" although the OED prefe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
No. I'm not saying that. I don't know about the USA but in the UK there is a crime known as "passing......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Iterative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
So far as I know there is no difference in the meanings. And the grammatical expression "frequenti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's simple enough. The vehicle manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, registered that as the company name just ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Now I'm back and catching up (and see, to my horror that my sentence about Rolls-Royces had a typo) ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since pedantry seems to be the theme today, I would point out that the vehicle subject above the men......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed. But you did say, "Sometimes there is a confusion, at least in the U.S., with apostrophes fol......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hybris (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes, correct spelling. The plant was named after the English botanist Buddle, who died in 1715. The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There is indeed. As there is also confusion about whether the possessive of "it" takes an apostrophe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oddly-birthed geographical names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Without wishing to re-open the possessive apostrophe topic (and if you believe that you'll believe a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Precise wording? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Exquisite can mean "highly sensitive or discriminating and thus would make sense in the context you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Small Read (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Is this a typo or a genuine difference in usage? I would say "and conversing WITH a square he encou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More favorite words.... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
My wife made some flummery once. It was very nice. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: More Phrases from French (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
As I recall in my French lessons about half a century ago, voila means "look there" and voici means ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Desking (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I'd never thought about it before now, but don't we sometimes talk about gentlemen's suiting? Richa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is a brewery-backed organisation whose stated aim is to improve standards of beer storage and d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The latest apostrophe abuse ! (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Interesting that the poster on the pirates site suggested that "it's" was used wrongly as a plural w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Who/whom shall/will should/would (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Of course, if it is future contitional then there's no confusion. "I could do this." It is a future......
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