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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English I didn't realise that the French used the Limerick form; I had always assumed that its verbal eccent...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Webster (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAt home I have the Concise, as it is small enough to fit easily on a shelf and comprehensive enough ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Webster (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIt's not really popular one here - although that's only reasonable seeing as though it's a US public...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Dumb (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI have to confess - all of them. But, you see, I used to be a travel agent and I am now a trainer a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The Night Before Christmas -- parody (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishThe one I especially liked is here. ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Dumb (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishNow try asking some Americans as to which side the Russians supported in the Second World War - or e...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The Night Before Christmas -- parody (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishOh yes. It is popular here. And I have read some of the parodies as well - including "'Twas the ni...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Two meanings (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishAccording to Guinness there are 168 different meanings of the word "set" or "sett". Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Two meanings (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishAbsolutely. We must not write off computerised translation systems simply because, at the moment, th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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America's Apostrophe Catastrophe (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishLove the Smith's what, I wonder? Their children? Their dog? Their family? Certainly not their gram...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAssuredly they do, but the tabloid press does not call them "love rats". That expression is reserved...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishA "love rat" is a man who has cheated on his partner. It is commonly used by the tabloid press here ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI suspect that you are not unique in that. Indeed, in the UK we are also guilty of this, unlike the ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Mad as hell (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAlthough it doesn't have the nice ring of contrast between majority and minority, I think I'd have w...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishGermany produces some excellent beers. However, as even they will concede, they have fewer different...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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A good trick if you can do it (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishOne of the interesting things about drinking is that the consumption per person increases as the num...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishFunnily enough, while I was sitting in my bath (yes, we have central heating here, too) I wondered w...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Mad as hell (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishHad I been your boss I'd have asked yo to re-write it to correct its grammar! Quote from the OED: ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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I know yer out there, I kin hear ya breathin'! (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThat's probably very wise since it might lead to an uncontrollable outbreak of reasonableness and an...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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America's Apostrophe Catastrophe (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI'm glad we agree. So do I. The belief that Real Ale should be drunk at "room temperature" is just ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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