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RE: Say What? (in Potpourri) by Richard English I'm surprised. That's a very common and longstanding expression here. It refers to slot machines (o...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English It is an undoubted truism of humanity that want and necessity have but tenuous links. There are many...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English It is my belief that the accents of the less well-educated (whatever accent they might be) tend to ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English This morning it was announced that the supermarket chain Morrisons had launched a takeover bid for S...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English The checkout payment phenomenon cited here is one that I have frequently observed, standing as I usu...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English It is a strange phenomenon, which I have often observed, that people stock up for a three-month sieg...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English In the UK the organisation is Safeway (without the "s"). I don't know whether it's the same as the U...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English I still suspect that much of it is to do with vocabulary, rather than accent. Even those with strong...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Different things to different people (in Potpourri) by Richard English Another source of confusion is the names given to hotel boarrd terms: American Plan = full board =...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English In fact, following several complaints, the supermarkets in this part of the world have changed their...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English I can even tell the difference between Dudley and Wiolverhampton! Mind you, I've invested much time...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English Ah, but the Black Country accent can't even be understood by those living in Birmingham! But seriou...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words 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...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English I'm sure you would have no difficulty in understanding our accents, although possibly not all of our...... 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RE: Say What? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I'm surprised. That's a very common and longstanding expression here. It refers to slot machines (o......
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RE: Periods, commas, and whatnot... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It is an undoubted truism of humanity that want and necessity have but tenuous links. There are many......
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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It is my belief that the accents of the less well-educated (whatever accent they might be) tend to ......
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RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This morning it was announced that the supermarket chain Morrisons had launched a takeover bid for S......
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RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The checkout payment phenomenon cited here is one that I have frequently observed, standing as I usu......
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RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It is a strange phenomenon, which I have often observed, that people stock up for a three-month sieg......
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RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In the UK the organisation is Safeway (without the "s"). I don't know whether it's the same as the U......
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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I still suspect that much of it is to do with vocabulary, rather than accent. Even those with strong......
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RE: Different things to different people (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Another source of confusion is the names given to hotel boarrd terms: American Plan = full board =......
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RE: Some thoughts on less and fewer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, following several complaints, the supermarkets in this part of the world have changed their......
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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can even tell the difference between Dudley and Wiolverhampton! Mind you, I've invested much time......
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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Ah, but the Black Country accent can't even be understood by those living in Birmingham! But seriou......
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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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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I'm sure you would have no difficulty in understanding our accents, although possibly not all of our......
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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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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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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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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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RE: Where do you park your car? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
UK English tends to stress the first syllable of two-syllable words so it's usually GA-rage. Whether......
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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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