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Time Zones, help needed (in Potpourri) by Richard English It would be interesting were it true! In fact, Portugal uses GMT/UTC. Spain, on the other had, whose...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Time Zones, help needed (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAlthough it is a guess, I suspect that there was presssure brought to bear by countries who thought ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishOmnibus, abbreviation 'bus; Telephone, abbreviation 'phone. Both abbreviations have now become word...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishInterestingly this misspelling was actually in the body of the email, not the subject line. I can'...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishEither is used. Bra is an abbreviation but like so many other abbreviations (phone, fax, bus, plane)...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI assume I am not the only one who is targeted by the modern version of the snake oil salesmen, offe...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Pairing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishAnd why don't we talk about a pair of brassieres? Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard English...and now it's back! Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishI posted a comment to CJ's "I'm not exactly back" thread and then tried to edit it. When I got back ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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I'm not exactly back, but... (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishI tried to post and then tried to edit. When I got back the entire thread had gone! Richard Englis...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishThe Concise Oxford does have "anymore" but suggests that it is a North American variant. It also m...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Irony (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI am quite unrepentant. If you add water to barley and crush it all you'll get is a kind of dough. Y...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Irony (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishAlthough beer is our national drink, it is still considered "lower class". The top people drink cha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Signs of the times (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishI was unable to get onto the site yesterday otherwise I'd have made the same point. And, just to for...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAlthough I suspect it's a British trait, I also suspect that it is strongest among the English. Ce...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British Pubs (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishFor the benefit of foreigners - and especially those who will shortly be visiting our sceptred isles...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British Pubs (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishStonehenge is quite a jaunt from London. Stick to the capital for your first visit. After all, you...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British Pubs (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThis is an excellent summary but there is one change that is presently afoot about which visitors ne...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishYou must understand that we, in England, are very tolerant people. We do not blame the Europeans for...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Is there a word for it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishI assumed that a "decapitated head" was a "headless head" - and that's an oxymoron. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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