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Discussion Topic  RE: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed, yes. Sadly there is no spellcheck on this board which would help to eliminate such typos - ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Americanisms (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Apologies. I knew it was Yiddish. I do know the difference between the languages - blame it on a tem......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
We had assumed that they would be some sort of rissole made from minced chicken - maybe a bit like a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Humorous lines (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I was once told that evil had vanished from the world because the Devil was dead. This came about b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Sadly this expresssion is common over here. It is usually uttered by those whose concept of life rev......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
On Monday we went out for a meal and Margeret ordered from the specials board: "Chicken fries and sa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I would add to this only the rider that, because one form of expression is grammatically correct, th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Americanisms (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I always understood that this was Jewish and meant "cheek". Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's it called ? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A boardwalk is a walkway - made of boards! They tend to use them in the states to make it easy to wa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I think that sentence is fine. The conjunction shows that the item under discussion is both dangerou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Omnibus, abbreviation 'bus; Telephone, abbreviation 'phone. Both abbreviations have now become word......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Interestingly this misspelling was actually in the body of the email, not the subject line. I can'......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Either is used. Bra is an abbreviation but like so many other abbreviations (phone, fax, bus, plane)......
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Discussion Topic  Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I assume I am not the only one who is targeted by the modern version of the snake oil salesmen, offe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
And why don't we talk about a pair of brassieres? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
...and now it's back! Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I posted a comment to CJ's "I'm not exactly back" thread and then tried to edit it. When I got back ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'm not exactly back, but... (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I tried to post and then tried to edit. When I got back the entire thread had gone! Richard Englis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The Concise Oxford does have "anymore" but suggests that it is a North American variant. It also m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Signs of the times (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I was unable to get onto the site yesterday otherwise I'd have made the same point. And, just to for......
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