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Huh? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishActually yes. I had Toad in the Hole the day before yesterday. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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I'm a literalist... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishMy wife asked me for a bag of compost, so I got her one. However, as I am a graduate from the advanc...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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I'm a literalist... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAccording to author Allan Pease (Why men don't listen and momen can't read maps), the way in which m...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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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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Huh? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishToad-in-the-hole is also a favourite. It is simply batter-pudding (aka Yorkshire pudding) into whic...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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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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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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Huh? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishFaggot, as an offensive term for a homosexual, does not have that meaning in the UK. A faggot is ra...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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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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Huh? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishApologies for the typo! Now corrected. And yes, it is a suet-based pudding. There is a recipe on ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Huh? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishSpotted Dick is a traditional English pudding. It is a heavy suet sponge (usually cylindrical in sha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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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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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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Mad as hell (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI, too, have had this problem but agree that the advent of green boards meant that the earlier expre...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Automotive anagramsms (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishI have to say I just call it "The Royce". Rarely, you understand, the "Rolls" and certainly never, e...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Automotive anagramsms (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishIn the US only, it's a racing car - which you call a "racecar" Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Word game (in Wordplay) by Richard Englishi in tin ting sting esting testing testings I make that 8 without breaking the addition rules! (es...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Word game (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishI thought the rules only allowed for the addition of a letter at the begining or end of the word - w...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay | » Refine Search » New Search |
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