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Limerick Game: Roffey (in Wordplay) by BobHale Simple solution. Just rhyme it with coffee (or with anything that you think rhymes with coffee), how...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Discuss (in The Written Word) by BobHaleIn my opinion it's a substantial change of meaning. "Presents the case for" means that it is coming ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word 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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Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by BobHaleFascinating article Geoff. I hadn't realised that Canada was quite that restrictive about its biling...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word "No word for" meme reaches dizzying new heights (in Potpourri) by BobHaleA documentary on TV about doing business in foreign countries has just had someone say, "The word fo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oslo voting (in Wordplay) by BobHale...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Oslo voting (in Wordplay) by BobHaleMeanwhile timon back at that OEDILF link has managed the first limerick so far with a set of rhymes ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay A strong minute (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHaleI've just seen an interview with the fine American comedian Reginald D. Hunter in which he several t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Oslo voting (in Wordplay) by BobHaleThe problem here is exactly the same as the one in my other thread about doggerel/inaugural. Things ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay | » Refine Search » New Search |
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