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Discussion Topic  RE: We have a perfectly good word for that... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I agree that one use of "perry" was for drinks like Babycham but I'd've thought you guys had been to......
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Discussion Topic  Disambiguation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
When writing my last post (Code Switching) I used the word "linguists", intending it to have the mea......
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Discussion Topic  We have a perfectly good word for that... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I don't know if this is happening in the US (though given that cider doesn't have the same meaning o......
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Discussion Topic  A nice post (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Decline of American Business (in Potpourri) by BobHale
They are in business with a burger chain to encourage you to fatten up. It's a sign of the RISE of c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Well to add my own commentary. Please stop aggravating me. (“Aggravate” means: to make something ......
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Discussion Topic  US/UK difference. Any comments? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
An item on the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
As I said, the book seems to originally date from the 1920s but is still in print and still in use i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
And here, in their own words, are the things the authors didn’t like. Please stop aggravating me. ......
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Discussion Topic  Certainly offensive, but is it racism? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
There is a story in today's newspaper about a man in England who is being tried for racial harassmen......
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Discussion Topic  From the "they ought to know better" department (in Potpourri) by BobHale
A student today asked me to help him complete a form given to him at the Job Centre. It included th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
When I post the answers, I'll point you at the relevant text on-line....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd phrasing (in Potpourri) by BobHale
It certainly has the wider use over here. In fact it's by far the commoner use....
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Discussion Topic  Odd phrasing (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Heard on TV as I walked through the room where my Dad was watching Springwatch. "While some of you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
From my investigations it appears that the original copyright may be 1927. The worrying thing is tha......
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Discussion Topic  More signs of the times (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I did adapt a couple into slightly more modern versions, arnie. I'm not sure of when the book was fi......
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Discussion Topic  Anything wrong with these? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
While I seem to have access to some bits of the site... I have an old Grammar book called "How to a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A senseless sign (in Potpourri) by BobHale
We reserve the right to avoid parallel construction. I love it....
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Discussion Topic  RE: A senseless sign (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I know what the "hoods" means. It means nobody wearing hooded sweatshirts (hoodies) widely seen here......
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