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Discussion Topic  LOL (And literally this time.) (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Is “chopper” ever used as slang for “penis” in the US? I ask because it is here and this line from s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A question for those (even) more knowledgeable than me (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
As I thought. In a language structured as English is structured the anti-passive not only doesn't ex......
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Discussion Topic  A question for those (even) more knowledgeable than me (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
While on the OEDILF today a random limerick popped up on "antipassive voice". I am vaguely aware th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Staple? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
It just sounds wrong to me. Bread is a staple; here in China rice is a staple; I get the "cookery s......
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Discussion Topic  Two more questions from a Chinese test. (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I'll leave my comments till later as I'm in a bit of a hurry, but here are two questions from a test......
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Discussion Topic  Staple? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
A headline on Yahoo's front page read "Many American's Can't Afford One Time Staple". The "staple" ......
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Discussion Topic  Name Choice (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I just watched an old episode of Mork and Mindy in which the evil landlord who wants to evict Mindy'......
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Discussion Topic  A favourite legal quote (in The Written Word) by BobHale
I was writing limericks for the OEDILF when I discovered that among its other expansions in scope th......
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Discussion Topic  Misunderstanding or Misreporting (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I really hope that either I am misunderstanding the latest news from the UK or the newspapers are mi......
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Discussion Topic  Made up etymologies (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I've seen some daft proposed etymologies in my time but this one takes the biscuit. I wrote a limer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by BobHale
You're gonna have to tell me what the capillo-vaginal epithet actually was as I can't read blogger b......
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Discussion Topic  apposition (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I have been trying to explain some things about apposition to one of my private students in response......
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Discussion Topic  Horsemeat (in The Written Word) by BobHale
I don't know how much of the current "horsemeat-in-the-burgers" story you have seen over in the US b......
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Discussion Topic  Cot-caught and other rhyming difficulties. (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I've recently been banging out a fair few new limericks for the OEDILF and in the process been both ......
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Discussion Topic  Headlines (in The Written Word) by BobHale
A headline on Yahoo today reads "Cat with only two right legs" How many right legs did they expect......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chemicals (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chemicals (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chemicals (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I read it all and found it fascinating. And yes, I did notice all the language related aspects of th......
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Discussion Topic  Translation and blank verse (in The Written Word) by BobHale
I bought a couple of books of translations of Chinese poetry while I was in Beijing. For the most pa......
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Discussion Topic  Any idea how to google this? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I just started to read a popular mathematics book and in the second paragraph it makes a claim which......
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