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Discussion Topic  RE: Even MSN gets into the act (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's a very good idea to use the right word if the right word exists and I use several of the words ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Why? Incentive is a noun (and sometimes an adjective). There is no rule that says all nouns must hav......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, although I would prefer not to create a new verb just for the sake of it, I can't think of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slogans and battle cries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not only do I disagree with number four - I disagree with the list! This is a list of the top US sl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree. I still use Roget's Thesaurus and find it better than the MS Word thesaurus. However, I do......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Maybe the answer is to find a selection of boards, covering various interests, and then get those in......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
We use the verb "to network" very commonly in the UK these days. Richard English...
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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: Sounds (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
We had an English master who, when the bell for the end of class rang, would swirl his gown around h......
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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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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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