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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I said, that is the theory. However, as I also said, I believe it's more a matter of moderation. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The theory is that, if you drink a small amount of whisky after a belly-full of beer all that will h......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Officially a shandy (or shandygaff) is beer and lemonade. If it's made with ginger beer then it's a ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "I leart how things are spelt". (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The "nt" construction is very common in UK English but not in US English. I do not know how the alte......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A challenge! (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I come back from Egypt, and what do I see? A posting from CJ that says, as I quote, "...the shortest......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The definition in the beer dictionary is quite correct although less comprehensive than my own. Ric......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's men with that lady from Salisbury - she acts in that way just to scalisbury! Since a bliceste......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Since nobody has commented upon my "deadly cuco." Limerick I have to assume that you all found it si......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "Indeed, I would further suggest that form and four are not actually rhymes" I know they're ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
At a series of drama classes I attended recently we were set the task of writing some poetry. I resp......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I won a holiday to Greece some years ago when a travel company posted a very poor limerick and chall......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Malaprops? in Wordcraft? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Why not just call them Goldwynisms? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  Limericks (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The posting in the Rainbows thread prompted me to start a thread about that underrated verse form, t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Malaprops? in Wordcraft? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
The Goldwyn examples you cite are not, strictly speaking, malapropisms. A malapropism (from the cha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Your confusion is understandable. There are four quite different words spelt gill, and there are tw......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This is one recipe where the instruction, "weigh out the ingredients carefully" applies in full meas......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Virgin birth (NOT from the tabloids) (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "but it's generally accepted that sexual reproduction is better in conditions wherein competit......
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Poll  RE: Are you sure? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Arnie's definitions are as I learnt them and I believe correct for UK English. The OED suggests tha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More about copyright. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I think it was Sir Malcom Sergeant who, when he heard John Cage's silent work, said that he hoped th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "Why would the brewers not use plain, ordinary unsprouted grain? What is the purpose of sprou......
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