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How much do you like your smartphone? (in Potpourri) by BobHale Oh I could have done without the texting, though for once I confess that it is actually a useful adv...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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How much do you like your smartphone? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI tried to buy a mobile phone that made phone calls and sent and received texts AND DID NOTHING ELSE...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Is it even possible? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleThe main reason that I don't teach it unless requested to do so is that most of my students have fir...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Is it even possible? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleFollowing a request from a couple of students I did a brief session on IPA a few weeks ago. It actua...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Is it even possible? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleMy point with pictograms is that to the uninitiated reader they are no more representative than word...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Is it even possible? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI haven't watched the video (low bandwidth left this month) but from bethree and Geoff's quotes it s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Advertising (in Wordplay) by BobHaleIn another thread arnie notes that Johnny Rotten now advertises butter (in the UK) and Iggy Pop adve...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Theme: Unexpected Meanings in "Little Women" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by BobHaleI don't know about common usage in the US but over here "affect" is still used that way. I certainly...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum THAT style guide from the other thread (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAs I said elsewhere I have been rereading Bill Bryson's style guide Troublesome Words. It's a bit of...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri And the winner is... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIt's exam marking time again. The topic is writing a letter for a job application. One student's at...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Sound-effect-as-word (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIn another thread there is mention of the "use/mention" or "word-as-word" distinction. I observed a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Headline (in The Written Word) by BobHaleLoved this headline in the Sun today, one of our tabloids. UNI BOFFIN QUIZZED ON CROSSBOW CANNIBAL ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RIP Martin Gardner (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAs such a lifelong fan of Alice In Wonderland I cannot allow to pass unmentioned the news that Marti...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri It can make a difference (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI'm normally a bit of a critic of arbitrary pronouncements on how to phrase or punctuate restrictiv...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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When is a cliche not a cliche? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleAnd the first rule of Ellipsis club is...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Cross-threading? Nonsense! (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIn another thread Kalleh says that "piffle" was one of her dad's favourite words. I wonder why we ha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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When is a cliche not a cliche? (in The Written Word) by BobHale"a game of two halves" I think you have found Kalleh an example of a cliche that isn't a metaphor (...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word UK Elections (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI just wondered how the recent political events over here in the UK have been covered over there in ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Arkell vs Pressdram (in Potpourri) by BobHaleJust encountered for the first time (via the splendid legal blogging of ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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