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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: Valentine's Day -- ah, Love (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
When I was a teenager and, like most young male teenagers, was spending a substantial amount of my t......
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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: Paradigm Paralysis (in Wordplay) by Richard English
As has been discussed many times previously, place names (and trade names too, for that matter) seem......
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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: Paradigm Paralysis (in Wordplay) by Richard English
CJ is correct. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is officially known as St Stephens towe......
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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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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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Discussion Topic  RE: Paradigm Paralysis (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I have several sets of these (translated for UK use) and I used them as revivers in my training cour......
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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: Beer quote (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I will add only that the GBG is an essential publication for anyone wishing to visit the UK. Its onl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Current Beer Poll Situation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I have already said, my statement of fact in the posting to refer to was about beer consumption, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In England there are a few beaches where nudity is permitted, the nearest to here being Brighton (ab......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Current Beer Poll Situation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
T.E.A. is a very good beer and gets high ratings in the many competitions we hold here. There are, t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Deduct 30 and halve the remainder. 70 degrees F minus 30 is 40, divide by 2 is 20. So, it's 1.1 degr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Apologies again for the careless use of language. The mark in the sentence above was supposed to be......
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