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Discussion Topic  RE: calved off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've seen this use fairly often referring to icebergs. The analogy is with a cow and its calf. Glaci......
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Discussion Topic  RE: True? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've no idea, but the assertation that there are many languages around the world isn't backed up as ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dis- game (in Word Games) by arnie
Strangely, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Goo-goo (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
It certainly hasn't crossed over the pond to us....
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Discussion Topic  RE: The couple are not young... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Generally, in British English, when we are talking about the entity (sporting team, whatever) as a w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: coetaneous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: The couple are not young... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
In the UK a newspaper would have written "the team ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: It takes the biscuit/cake (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The same way as Quinion does....
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Discussion Topic  RE: It takes the biscuit/cake (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: "dressed fit to kill" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Minefield (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The subject of the title of "Junior Member" has come up a couple of times in the past but the genera......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Minefield (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Accents (in Potpourri) by arnie
I'm with Bob regarding ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Borrow (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've seen the expression used in several regional dialects in the UK, too....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Humphrey (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Watch out! Watch out! There's a Humphrey about! (Old UK commmercial for milk.) ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Humphrey (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
A high-up civil servant. In the excellent '80s BBC TV sitcom ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game: Aiglet (in Wordplay) by arnie
I think that must have been the first game no-one got wrong; everybody chose either 5 or 7!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hand Waving/Foot Stamping (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
"Hand waving" is certainly fairly common in the UK; "foot stamping" less so....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wardrobe (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
It's the main use in the UK; we only really use "closet" in "water closet". The "clothes" meaning wa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game: Aiglet (in Wordplay) by arnie
5. for me, please....
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