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RE: Limerick game - Dorking
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That's because of the American use of the rhotic R. Trust us. In UK English they are either near-per......
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July 10, 2008 09:40
RE: Limerick game - Dorking
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I've sent you one now, sorry for the delay. The last couple of weeks of college are always a bit hec......
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July 07, 2008 06:11
RE: A gainly gang, which way they weigh?
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Interesting bit of cross-threading. German Eingang is "Way In" and "Ausgang" is way out, so this an......
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July 06, 2008 01:05
RE: Cross words about crosswords
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The trouble is that given access to the answers it's psychologically almost impossible not to peek. ......
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July 05, 2008 04:27
RE: Words better known as negatives
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And the comparative form is also in use - "let's go this way, it's gainer."...
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July 03, 2008 10:58
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July 03, 2008 08:25
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I don't usually watch the Simpsons and I'm sure this must be on one of those lists of language gags ......
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July 02, 2008 11:25
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It's a term not used in the UK though, or at least if it's used it's solely by people with a knowled......
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June 30, 2008 06:25
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When I checked I found any number of sites rubbishing the claims. Most of the claims made for this t......
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June 30, 2008 02:12
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I'm always amused by bad science in television adverts but only rarely get to see it combined with b......
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June 29, 2008 13:20
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This is because "insurgent" is not being used in any proper sense of the word. It is being used as a......
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June 29, 2008 09:06
A slightly different take on the perennial art discussion
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Panels 1 and 2 are enough! ......
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June 29, 2008 02:01
RE: A War of Words
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June 28, 2008 10:00
RE: Limerick game - Dorking
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June 27, 2008 15:23
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Why did I suddenly have this image of hundreds of people dressed as Obama wandering around Las Vegas......
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June 27, 2008 00:24
RE: Newspapers give less-obscure words
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Yes, but none of those are metaphoric use. They all refer to the actual barbaric practice. It's meta......
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June 24, 2008 12:07
RE: Newspapers give less-obscure words
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Maybe over there but not over here. We are so close to the practice that it would be considered a me......
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June 24, 2008 01:13
RE: New York, New York...
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Maybe they just haven't crossed to us but like Richard I don't know of any in use in England. I look......
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June 16, 2008 09:48
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I'm a little puzzled by how that definition differs from "paragraph"....
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June 16, 2008 00:58
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