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RE: Newspaper articles of interest
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One of the "benefits" of E-prime seems to be that it tends to eliminate the passive voice. As I hav......
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February 16, 2008 01:08
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I've heard the word "mickey" used for all sorts of things, of which "taking the Mickey" is probably ......
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February 10, 2008 00:42
RE: Mickey the Dunce
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I've certainly never heard it used in UK English....
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February 09, 2008 09:59
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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Of course, we tend not to use the "piece of tail" slang so much in UK English. Here's my offering fo......
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February 01, 2008 01:48
RE: Limerick Game: Kirkwall (Orkney)
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A worthy winner. We had a similar idea about trying to use that most Scottish of weapons, the dirk, ......
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January 30, 2008 08:29
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January 29, 2008 07:57
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January 28, 2008 04:36
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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January 24, 2008 14:16
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January 23, 2008 11:54
Education, education, education.
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I am grateful to Randy Cassingham's blog for pointing me at this article from Rock Mountain News. ......
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January 20, 2008 09:12
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January 19, 2008 03:18
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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The British are generally ignorant of Reeces Pieces. The Americans don't know what Barbour is. We ar......
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January 18, 2008 07:24
RE: Champagne
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To be fair to the lad (for that's all he was) he was from the Penal Colonies. And, to give him credi......
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January 18, 2008 07:21
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January 18, 2008 00:45
RE: World's WORST jokes (part one)
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Probably nobody in the UK as Reeces Pieces are not generally sold here....
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January 17, 2008 15:13
RE: Champagne
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The zip fastener was originally a trade name but I believe it's now a generic. Oh, and returning to......
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January 17, 2008 15:05
RE: Champagne
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I think we are agreeing here. Few inventors have been lucky enough for their names to become the gen......
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January 17, 2008 10:30
RE: Champagne
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The first workable ballpoint pen was invented by Laslo Biro and his brother and they gave their name......
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January 16, 2008 09:54
RE: Champagne
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Champagne is a kind of sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Similarly Kleenex is......
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January 16, 2008 03:45
RE: Champagne
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There aren't too many registered names of origin apart from wine (although there are a few, includin......
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January 15, 2008 02:26
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