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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Baseball (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
It's interesting that "raincheck" is not used in its literal meaning over here, but we have picked u......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
I wouldn't say that "commence" is old-fashioned. It sounds slightly more formal than "begin" or "sta......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by arnie
Colonel Sanders discovered that sales of KFC have dropped away alarmingly. He phoned his friend the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
Bob has answered your message pretty comprehensively, so I'll content myself with a couple of commen......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Baseball (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
The equivalent phrase in cricket this side of the pond is "duck egg", or, more frequently, just "duc......
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Discussion Topic  Desking (in Potpourri) by arnie
I saw a delivery truck from an office furniture suppliers parked near my work today. On the side wer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The only connection that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lothario (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
"Lothario" is an eponym. The original Lothario was a character in Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Washington Post's Word Game (in Wordplay) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbs: let's have some action! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
I have watched the British version of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
You are, of course, correct, max. Technically, Cornish is a cousin of Scots and Irish Gaelic, rather......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
"Cornish" is the adjective from "Cornwall". Cornwall is the most south-westerly county of England. F......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I have no sympathy for Cornish nationalists, as they have kept pestering me at work. For some reason......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
Well, we only count floors that are built. A one-storey building is built on the ground and so there......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
There was a derailment at King's Cross station, London, this morning. The local TV news announcer sa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
If you were completing a form in England, the answer is yes. The ethnic origin of quite a number of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by arnie
In the case of the lady from Birmingham the best phrase would probably be "Afro-Caribbean"....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Latin coinages (in Potpourri) by arnie
There are several different inscriptions on pound coins, depending when they were issued and which c......
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