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RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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I copied it myself from another document, although I know that there are special keystrokes that you......
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January 25, 2003 09:21
RE: Terms from US football
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"Moving the goal posts" is the only term I have yet understood. Incidentally, the expression "to pu......
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January 25, 2003 09:10
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Although it is a fictional encounter, the comments of "Vladimir Brusiloff" on writers is just one ex......
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January 25, 2003 02:32
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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Probably one of my favourite comedians whose use of the English language was exemplary. Interesting,......
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January 25, 2003 02:13
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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Glad to see you here. You will find the discussions here interesting, I feel sure, although maybe n......
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January 24, 2003 11:20
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Having said which, the area around Birmingham is rich in heritage and has some excellent pubs. But I......
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January 23, 2003 23:00
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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Another of those interesting US/UK differences. In the UK this sentence would have read something l......
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January 23, 2003 22:50
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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The problem is that style books (and dictionaries) can only reflect what is going on in the world of......
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January 22, 2003 23:10
RE: Terms from US football
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I know very little about sport but was forced to play Rugby Football at school. Fumbling was a term ......
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January 22, 2003 01:56
RE: A sad story.
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Nancy boy - a somewhat old-fashioned expression for an effeminate male homosexual. Thank you, chaps......
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January 21, 2003 12:41
RE: Terms from US football
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No. We play football - you call it soccer to distinguish from America Football (which is a bit like ......
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January 21, 2003 10:07
RE: Favorite words?
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How can you speak of Fuller's 1845 - a beer of amazing strength and depth of flavour in the same pos......
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January 21, 2003 07:18
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The Courage Mega-Keggery in Reading has never made an ounce of beer in its entire existence. Courag......
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January 20, 2003 07:03
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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Because the rules of grammar exist to aid communication, that's why! The fact that the likes of Joy......
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January 20, 2003 06:36
RE: Terms from US football
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You might be interested to learn that the term is meaningless in the UK (as, I suspect, will be most......
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January 20, 2003 01:49
RE: Honker's
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If the beer was that fizzy then it probably wasn't bottle-conditioned. As I have mentioned previou......
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January 20, 2003 01:46
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I never tip if a service charge has been added to a bill. It is a common, but to my mind reprehens......
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January 19, 2003 13:14
RE: Honker's
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I haven't seen this beer over here yet but I'll keep looking. Brown Ale is not so popular as it use......
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January 19, 2003 09:37
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I suppose it's convenient that you don't need to calculate 15%... In the UK it is perfectly legal t......
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January 19, 2003 09:24
RE: Riddles in Rhyme II
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I do not, I confess, enjoy cryptic clues and have never finished "The Times" crossword. I suspect i......
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January 19, 2003 03:35
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