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RE: Favorite Insult?
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Although I suspect it's a British trait, I also suspect that it is strongest among the English. Ce......
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July 28, 2003 01:36
RE: A right to something "compulsory"?
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I realise that "fall" was a perfectly respectable word in UK English at one time. However, like so m......
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July 28, 2003 01:26
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I think I'd have not bothered with the war or the farm relief commission! Am I alone in my view tha......
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July 27, 2003 03:45
RE: A right to something "compulsory"?
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This expression is sometimes used to denote any corrupted form. It is not unique to language and cer......
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July 26, 2003 08:00
RE: British Pubs
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For the benefit of foreigners - and especially those who will shortly be visiting our sceptred isles......
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July 25, 2003 12:35
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Stonehenge is quite a jaunt from London. Stick to the capital for your first visit. After all, you......
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July 24, 2003 11:31
RE: A right to something "compulsory"?
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The more so it you start speaking about "falls". That's when we trip up and lose our balance. We ha......
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July 24, 2003 11:26
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This is an excellent summary but there is one change that is presently afoot about which visitors ne......
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July 24, 2003 02:27
RE: A right to something "compulsory"?
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These are just one of the devices that we, in the UK, use to increase the subtelty of our communicat......
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July 24, 2003 01:57
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You must understand that we, in England, are very tolerant people. We do not blame the Europeans for......
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July 23, 2003 06:23
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I assumed that a "decapitated head" was a "headless head" - and that's an oxymoron. Richard English...
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July 23, 2003 06:18
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Yes, but they do all sorts of strange things in Europe. We British try to ignore them. Richard Engl......
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July 22, 2003 10:21
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I suggest that "decapitated head" is oxymoronic. You can only decapitate a body, surely. Richard En......
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July 22, 2003 01:40
RE: Cultural differences
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If not the cannon specifically, certainly gunpowder and its various applications. Richard English...
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July 20, 2003 04:19
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In transport the expression "coach" usually means a 'bus used for a private hire. It can also be use......
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July 19, 2003 02:50
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I have a contact in Denmark who collects corporate ballpoint pens (he now has many thousand). I won......
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July 18, 2003 13:19
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I wonder whether it was a corruption in an electronic version of the document? It's a guess but I'd......
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July 18, 2003 02:08
RE: bar? tavern? pub? whatever!
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In England, where we take these matters very seriously, each of the terms suggested has a different ......
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July 16, 2003 10:20
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So as not to cause it a paroxysm, I will modify any dubious words myself. However, my point is tha......
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July 16, 2003 09:57
RE: Junking conjunctions
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And what, pray, is wrong with using a conjunction at the beginning of a sentence? Also, why should c......
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