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| Grand(iose) (in Potpourri) by BobHale The presenter on a daytime property program on TV described a house, apparently approvingly, as "gra...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limerick game: Warren Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHaleWere I on facebook or twitter I would do exactly that. I'm not so I can't. I do mention wordcraft as...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Limerick game: Warren Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHaleI can agree with that. Warren was a hell of a challenge to rhyme, possibly the hardest one we've eve...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Limerick game: Warren Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHaleI laughed. More in despair than humour but I definitely laughed.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay Going For A Drink (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHaleDialect Blog has ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Limerick game: Warren Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHaleI would, of course, never vote for my own anyway.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Limerick game: Warren Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHaleIn a spirit of pure perversity I refuse to vote for anything using those rhymes! ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay Autocaption fun (in Potpourri) by BobHaleHaving arrived a little early at the pub last night, while I was waiting for my drinking buddy, Pete...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Lexical Gaps (in Potpourri) by BobHaleLast night's Apprentice had the regular task where they all go running around London trying to buy t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri UK/US difference in a quiz question (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI watch too much daytime TV while I'm waiting for my new job. This question was on one today and I ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri A great question (in Potpourri) by BobHaleHere's a belter of a quiz question from today's edition of Pointless. See if you know the answer wit...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri No Brit should EVER accuse an American of being parochial again... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI was watching a quiz show. People in it compete in pairs. In round one one of the pair has to give ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleWell, all I can say is that while logically it means the opposite, a phrase like "I wouldn't be surp...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleSo you haven't heard things like, to choose an example not quite at random, "There ain't no logic to...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleThat's the whole point. It's language not logic. Negatives don't always cancel. There ain't no logi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIt's over-negation but it's EXTREMELY common in normal speech. I wouldn't think twice (or even once...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleCouldn't tell you. I never watch sport. I don't know a tennis bat from cricket stick.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleNot being any kind of sports fan, I wasn't sure what a color man was so I Googled it. I found out i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleYou parse it as if it said "I wouldn't be surprised if it's bothering him." Language Log has over ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Why did no one tell me? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI just heard the news that Superman is renouncing his US citizenship. Why did no one tell me? Why ha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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