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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
When I debated this subject originally I said I had yet to find any style book, US or UK, that sanct......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Script (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My wife (a Health Visitor) always refers to prescriptions as "scripts" (or maybe "Scrips" - I must c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Did they define "a drink"? If they meant a half of beer then I binge drink at least once a week! If......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Known as the Oxofrd comma here (for similar reasons since it is the house style for both these respe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As I said, if you stick to the "usual" rule, you will be right 99% of the time. Indeed, you could pr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I agree with what this guide says - which guide is it? The question of whether to add "apostrophe s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From today's news (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although the term "motorised glider" might be considered oxymoronic, there is a reason for it. It i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although I don't have access to a copy I'd be willing to bet that the CMOS is correct in what it say......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have today discovered the Hog's Back Brewery's site - ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I'd heard of "the room" from my stepfather (who's from Liverpool) and understood it to be the altern......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A yard of Ale is a specially designed glass a yard (3 feet) long which holds 2.5 Imperial pints (tha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Plethora (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, my point was not about the meaning of the word, simply as to whether is was a singular or p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes, this was reported here as well although no real details were given. I can only assume that he ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is an example of the unnecessary conversion of a noun to a verb. What they meant is that they a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Whereas we could perhaps agree that we all think that some words are intrinsically less attractive t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Plethora (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I have always understood that plethora (meaning an abundance) is usually used as a singular. "...The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I have said many times previously, it matters not how the word ends, the rule for creating a pass......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite words? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote: "Committee - a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours" Variously attributed to Will R......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although it is, indeed, a back formation from liason, OED is quite happy with the word liase and it ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There are many writing courses available (I run one myself) although most are run on a face-to-face ......
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