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Discussion Topic  RE: Spanish is an honorable descendant of Latin (in Potpourri) by Richard English
That's right, of course. I have seen the word specie used (obviously wrongly) in good journals and n......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spanish is an honorable descendant of Latin (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Sadly they didn't go so far as English - which eliminated genders and the dependency on them. Why, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Warning, in hono(u)r of Richard (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I used the word Imperial to indicate that I was referring to British, as opposed to US measures. The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Warning, in hono(u)r of Richard (in Potpourri) by Richard English
No. On the contrary. In order to finish its fermentation in the bottle it needs to remain at room te......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although I couldn't give one example of vocabulary from baseball I am proud to say that I do know wh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It was, of course, the French (that most chauvinistic of nations), who insisted that sparkling wine ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Warning, in hono(u)r of Richard (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Just to clarify, I said that tap was originally used to describe the faucet on a cask - I should per......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Warning, in hono(u)r of Richard (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The words keg and cask have acquired different meanings in UK English in the past fifty years (since......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Similarly they will mention humidity, pollen count and sun strength if any of these are likely to be......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Of course, we have no control over our weather - neither do we have much idea of what it's going to ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Charles Dickens (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Could I vouchsafe that my postings on this board, especially those in response to others' submission......
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Discussion Topic  RE: wrack (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
According to Guinness, the word "set" or "sett" has over 150 different meanings . Richard English...
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
That's interesting; over here those kinds of screws are pozidrive headed. Richard English...
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One important fact about screwdrivers should not be forgotten. The slot-headed screw is a much olde......
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I see I have failed to answer this. I have explained this previously but for the benefit of those w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Warning, in hono(u)r of Richard (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I see I have little to worry about then. Of those sources you mention I would drink only from bott......
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
At first glance the Philips and the Pozidrive look the same. However, the angles are different and t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It is true that we never get very cold weather - or very hot weather either - in the UK. However, th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Phrases (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Fortunately neither of these execrable phrases seem yet to have made it to the UK. Let us hope they ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Initial Caps (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Typos yes. But I'd call that a spelling mistake... So far as the "charge" is concerned I didn't ans......
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