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RE: Don't go here
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Indeed, yes. Sadly there is no spellcheck on this board which would help to eliminate such typos - ......
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August 08, 2003 09:10
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Apologies. I knew it was Yiddish. I do know the difference between the languages - blame it on a tem......
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August 08, 2003 04:48
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We had assumed that they would be some sort of rissole made from minced chicken - maybe a bit like a......
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August 08, 2003 04:11
RE: Humorous lines
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I was once told that evil had vanished from the world because the Devil was dead. This came about b......
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August 08, 2003 04:07
RE: Don't go here
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Sadly this expresssion is common over here. It is usually uttered by those whose concept of life rev......
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August 08, 2003 04:04
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On Monday we went out for a meal and Margeret ordered from the specials board: "Chicken fries and sa......
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August 06, 2003 11:21
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I would add to this only the rider that, because one form of expression is grammatically correct, th......
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August 06, 2003 11:16
RE: Americanisms
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I always understood that this was Jewish and meant "cheek". Richard English...
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August 06, 2003 11:11
RE: What's it called ?
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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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August 06, 2003 11:09
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I think that sentence is fine. The conjunction shows that the item under discussion is both dangerou......
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August 05, 2003 02:53
RE: Pairing
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Omnibus, abbreviation 'bus; Telephone, abbreviation 'phone. Both abbreviations have now become word......
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August 04, 2003 06:27
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Interestingly this misspelling was actually in the body of the email, not the subject line. I can'......
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August 03, 2003 02:05
RE: Pairing
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Either is used. Bra is an abbreviation but like so many other abbreviations (phone, fax, bus, plane)......
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August 03, 2003 01:57
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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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August 01, 2003 03:50
RE: Pairing
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And why don't we talk about a pair of brassieres? Richard English...
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July 31, 2003 13:10
RE: How did that happen?
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...and now it's back! Richard English...
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July 31, 2003 03:33
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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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July 31, 2003 03:25
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I tried to post and then tried to edit. When I got back the entire thread had gone! Richard Englis......
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July 31, 2003 03:22
RE: Don't go here
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The Concise Oxford does have "anymore" but suggests that it is a North American variant. It also m......
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July 31, 2003 03:13
RE: Signs of the times
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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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