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Discussion Topic  RE: The verb "to suck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's fascinating, is it not? The origins of the verb "to suck" bothered me not at all, as I so clea......
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
For me the name of that place would be purgatory! Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Current Beer Poll Situation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Please read what I wrote before sounding off! I said that "we have a greater range of beers, wines a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Current Beer Poll Situation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I didn't want to rub it in... Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Current Beer Poll Situation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Since we have a greater range of beers, wines and spirits from which to choose than anywhere else in......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
So I did! I wondered why it wasn't as close as it should have been! Nevertheless I stick by my form......
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Poll  RE: And the same poll for the rest of the world (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is important, of course, since US pints are significantly smaller than UK pints in any case. M......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degrees of cold (in Potpourri) by Richard English
To convert easily from centigrade to Fahrenheit, double the centigrade figure and add 30. So 20 degr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The verb "to suck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
We used to use the expression "mingy" or "mingey" to describe someone or something that that was som......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Yes, I saw it too. However, it, too, admits that Booth took out the first patent and carefully omits......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Weird and Wonderful Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I have never heard of this word although there is an archaic word, "Gammer" which means "an old woma......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbing of nouns re-revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Michael Jackson is the doyen of beer writers and his World Guide is the definitive work. He has a we......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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,......
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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......
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