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| Beer cocktails (in The Written Word) by Richard English There are many cocktails made with all sorts of exotic names. But in the UK (and maybe elsewhere for...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishI have heard young girls use the word in the same way as young men do. That, and their propensity ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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"How many syllables" revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishAs has been said many times previously, humour does not always cross borders and this seems especial...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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"How many syllables" revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuote, "...Like most multiple choice polls, this is more about the pollster than the polled. My choi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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atomistic (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Gesondheid seems like Dutch or Afrikaans..." Doesn't it mean "health" - rather like the G...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote, "...Funny, I had always thought Alexander Graham Bell to be American ..." Bell was a Scotsma...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI dount there's a single device, idea or invention that can be considered 100% new. It depends on ho...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Unfortunately, the latter site calls Thomas Edison the inventor the the incandescent lamp....... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWhat has been written really covers the question. It was a historical accident that the USA was thus...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Why is that Richard? Did we perchance invent stamps?..." Yes. We did indeed. A certain Ro...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAlthough the Queen's (or to be more precise the reigning monarch's) head appears on all British stam...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...What exactly is the difference between a "trainer" and a "consultant?"..." A good trainer...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Word misunderstandings of computer neophyes (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishA "swig" is one of those gloriously imprecise terms that gain precision by their vagueness. Eevery ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Word misunderstandings of computer neophyes (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIntresting that, although they keep talking about the English system, (and even refer to it as the I...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishMind you, as one who makes his living from training I suppose I might just be a little biased... ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Yes, but only a mediocre manager would send anyone to it . . . unless it was in Hawaii and...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Changing meanings... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Now that sounds like a great workshop! Why do I have to spend gadzillion hours learning ab...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI meant that the expression "state of play" means "how are things at the moment". "State of the art"...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...One of my colleagues was describing a fellow colleague to me (the latter wears short skirt...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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New Special Words (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishCanoodle is not uncommon in UK English, though it's probably rather an old-fashioned term these days...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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