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Discussion Topic  RE: Useless words ..... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
You are perfectly correct that it is the way the word 'nice' is used in the modern world that I obje......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Restaurant Blues (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
As far as I can make out the original usage of the word 'witty' dates from 1588 when it was 'smartly......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double-punctuation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
That clears that up then!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Useless words ..... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
There is certainly an element of following the crowd that annoys me. Many of the kids I teach dismis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Crotchety (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I think in the UK we must use the word 'bent' to apply to anything that isn't 'straight' as it descr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is an "island"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Ok, so the island in question is 'Holy Island' and it is classified as a tidal island. I'd love to t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double-punctuation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I take your point Richard. My natural instinct would be to go with Asa in that the second stop is re......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is an "island"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Thanks Jerry, I liked that alot. Regardless of what it is actually called I will always think of it ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: On the Fritz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Thanks for that, it's made me feel alot better on a number of levels. Firstly because it is some str......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is an "island"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
There is certainly an example of this in England but for the life of me I can't remember where it is......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is an "island"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Then perhaps my original thought was correct and an island must be attatched to the sea floor. Any i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: On the Fritz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Please forgive my undoubted ignorance but I've never come across the phrase 'On the Fritz'. Is it an......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is an "island"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
My first reaction was that an island must be attatched to the sea floor in some way as opposed to ju......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Useless words ..... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I'm undecided on this issue. There are any number of modern words that keep getting put in the dicti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bangs vs. Fringe (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I've followed this thread with great interest because this first came up in a conversation I had wit......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Fav" vs "Fave" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I generally hate to follow the crowd but if I do abbreviate I would go with 'fave' for the reasons a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Restaurant Blues (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
Like you Kalleh, I had never thought of the word 'bandy' as having an implied aggression until I con......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double-punctuation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
An interesting question. Personally I tend to omit the full stop and keep to just the question mark.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Addled Adages (in Wordplay) by Doad
He who laughs last found dirty meaning!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oneth (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Doad
I have absolutely no idea at all I'm afraid. At least there is some kind of structural link between ......
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