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Discussion Topic  RE: Generalizations (in Potpourri) by Richard English
You realise, of course, that my posting was a joke? The statement I made is obviously nonsense since......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Generalizations (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Of course, all generalisation are inherently flawed (although that's a generalisation, of course)....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Quote "...Did they just decide to take the pronunciation of the limerick writer? Or, how do that han......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
For the beneift of both UK and US readers, remember that there is a language difference here. When U......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...And once again it's not the best product that has market share...." Or Dudweiser versus a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
a couple of points. Vinyl records can break but are not fragile. The early wax cylinders were very ......
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Discussion Topic  Pendants' Revolt (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Did anyone see this interesting programme (which included, among others, John Richard of the APS) wh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Been through the mill (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...The one episode I remember most vividly was taking Dartmoor Prison on holiday by sailing i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Been through the mill (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My late aunt Ivy made Arthur's tie from old curtain material and he was reluctant to wear his first ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Black Books (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Whoops! Actually it's not quite what it seems. I orginally wrote something that used an abbreviation......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Unconscious stereotyping (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, I looked at the tests - when I have a spare hour or so I'll have a go!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...I wish you'd tell that to the British, who seem to Anglicise the pronunciation of French w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
it seems to me that the common UK sound "AW" is rare in the USA. Here are some examples of when it i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Accents: "protest" and "contest" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
There are several words like this of which "record" (the noun) and "record" (the verb) spring immedi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Black Books (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...First of all, from what I've seen, you Brits have MANY "slightly weird" TV comedy shows.........
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Discussion Topic  RE: Been through the mill (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"Through the mill" means to me that you have been put through a difficult experience and have come o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Suffixes becoming words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Taxi, though,comes from taximeter, the device that was used to record the distance travelled and thu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote, "...There are other words that describe a light-hearted and carefree disposition: perky, fun,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I know I'm missing some things, but you get the idea. Richard, good libraries have evolved......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...What! My library has music and videos. Books, too, of course? Yours does have books, doesn......
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