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What did he say? (in Potpourri) by BobHale That'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 Bluffing Game : padipist (in Wordplay) by BobHaleI'm posting this one quickly before anyone else jumps in because I haven't done one for ages and whe...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay RIP Typewriter (in Potpourri) by BobHale(Reposted from my blog.) In one of my blog posts, I talked about my old mechanical typewriter. So i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Link the Lyrics (again) (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI'm not sure who was who in the early days. As I understand it there was a fair bit of sock-puppetin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Link the Lyrics (again) (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI don't actually play this game but I just had to link to ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Grammar Nazi (in Potpourri) by BobHaleWell I did say you can count on it ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Grammar Nazi (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAnd of course proof, as if proof were needed, can be found ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Grammar Nazi (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI don't see it. I think an inevitable consequence of everyone being allowed to own a gun is that som...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Opinions sought (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI've just written a blog piece about something I attended last night but I've had second thoughts ab...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Food Quiz (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIn America do you ever eat traditional thick cut British style chips (fries). A British chip-shop ch...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Grammar Nazi (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI think the opposite may actually be true. I think it's probably less funny to Americans because it...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Library photograph (in Potpourri) by BobHale...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Grammar Nazi (in Potpourri) by BobHaleOne of my favourite sketches!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Double negatives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHaleSo nobody had problems? How can they possibly know that? The only way they could evidence it would ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Never? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleA TV ad running, over here, at the moment for a bank features the line "We guarantee you'll never ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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