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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
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Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishAnother 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
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Something silly - or is it? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishAnd I suspect that, in the decade since this research was undertaken, the word count has increased s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishThe 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
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Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishI 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
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A sad story. (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishNancy boy - a somewhat old-fashioned expression for an effeminate male homosexual. Thank you, chaps...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishNo. 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
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Something silly - or is it? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishIn fact, this is only a shorter phrase than its English equivalent because of the German habit of co...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Something silly - or is it? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishWe have far more words in English than there are in German. The one, oft-quoted word, that they do h...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Something silly - or is it? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishArchaic, maybe; picturesque, I think so. Why not use some attractive terms occasionally? Richard En...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Something silly - or is it? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishHeaven forfend that this should ever happen. One of the great strengths of English is its lack of ge...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Liberal versus Conservative (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishBecause the rules of grammar exist to aid communication, that's why! The fact that the likes of Joy...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Terms from US football (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishYou might be interested to learn that the term is meaningless in the UK (as, I suspect, will be most...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Honker's (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIf the beer was that fizzy then it probably wasn't bottle-conditioned. As I have mentioned previou...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Food for thought (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishThat has answered a question that has long puzzled me. I never could understand why Budweiser was so...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Say What? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI never tip if a service charge has been added to a bill. It is a common, but to my mind reprehens...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Honker's (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI haven't seen this beer over here yet but I'll keep looking. Brown Ale is not so popular as it use...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Say What? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI suppose it's convenient that you don't need to calculate 15%... In the UK it is perfectly legal t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Riddles in Rhyme II (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI do not, I confess, enjoy cryptic clues and have never finished "The Times" crossword. I suspect i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Am I a mutt? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishIt sounds to me as though it's a rotten style guide! Anything that is quoted verbatim should be enc...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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