Wordcraft Home Page    Wordcraft Community Home Page    Forums    Search    Search Results
Page 1 ... 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 ... 402
Go
New
Find
Tools
Search Results: (8040 matches) New Search Login/Join 

Discussion Topic  The verb "to suck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I am aware of the vulgar origins of this term when used in the sense "American beer sucks", and thus......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The latest posting I have seen suggest that, according to Michael Jackson, there are now around 1500......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Am I a mutt? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Hello again, Duncan. Nice to chat again - you will note that the beer thread is still alive and wel......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Indeed this is so. But the device that the American was demonstrating blew the air into the carpet a......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, my aunt had a Goblin vacuum cleaner and she called it the Gimpy (or was it Jimpy) which was......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Interestingly, although "hoover" has become a generic term (much like "biro" and "thermos") - the va......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: "Linguicide"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I mentioned in my recent FOTA post, I believe that L'Acadamie Francais stands little chance of ma......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is an interesting example of a verb ("to zip") which is now accepted without question. However,......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It has become a convention on this and the FOTA board not to pounce on simple errors in postings whe......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I copied it myself from another document, although I know that there are special keystrokes that you......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
"Moving the goal posts" is the only term I have yet understood. Incidentally, the expression "to pu......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum

Discussion Topic  RE: Writers on Writers (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Although it is a fictional encounter, the comments of "Vladimir Brusiloff" on writers is just one ex......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Probably one of my favourite comedians whose use of the English language was exemplary. Interesting,......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Glad to see you here. You will find the discussions here interesting, I feel sure, although maybe n......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Hungry? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Having said which, the area around Birmingham is rich in heritage and has some excellent pubs. But I......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Another of those interesting US/UK differences. In the UK this sentence would have read something l......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Why do we call........? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In any situation when there is a threat of conflict the majority will not want to be involved; they ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The problem is that style books (and dictionaries) can only reflect what is going on in the world of......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words

Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I know very little about sport but was forced to play Rugby Football at school. Fumbling was a term ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum

Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
No. We play football - you call it soccer to distinguish from America Football (which is a bit like ......
Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum


» Refine Search
» New Search

  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 ... 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 ... 402 

Wordcraft Home Page    Wordcraft Community Home Page    Forums    Search    Search Results

Copyright © 2002-12