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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: 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: 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: 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: Men versus Women (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Do you still have milkmen in the USA? They are a dying breed here, I fear, but we still get our mil......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I forecast that both coins will come out shiny bright and both teeth will be little, if at all, chan......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, there's the surprisingly persistent myth that Anheuser Busch and Millers brew beer and the ass......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Nor do I. It tastes positively foul! Richard English...
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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: 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: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Which means that of my two examples, tutee and coachee, the latter could be considered valid, since ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
But, Kalleh, which would you prefer to be? A mentee or a protégé? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Along with coachee and tutee it belongs anywhere but in the English language. Apart from its ugline......
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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: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Ah well, we are all human and and thus blest with human frailties - of which typing errors is just o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
After having complained about the lack of a spell-checker on this board, what do I find? Try ......
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