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| Science in headlines (again) (in The Written Word) by BobHale You probably know already what I think about science and maths reporting. (Hint: not much) so here's...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Puzzled (in Potpourri) by BobHale"Ministers have reportedly been warned that modelling shows a reasonable worst case scenario of majo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Bad advice from TED (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI have just seen a post from IDEAS.TED.COM that gives advice to potential employers about the questi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri All the thrills of Rhyl: Poll (in Wordplay) by BobHale1 There once was an old man from Rhyl Most thought to be over the hill In spite of his age He still ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay The next pandemic? (in Wordplay) by BobHaleI see that, like the UK, the USA has had some recent cases of the previously very rare monkey pox. I...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay Not the same meaning at all... (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI just saw a headline that said "Trump Campaign Refunds Millions To Mislead Donors". I suspect they ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Well, if you insist... Limerick Game Rhyl (in Wordplay) by BobHaleThe North Wales seaside town where I spent several terrible childhood holidays on Sunnyvale Holiday ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay NFTs (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI have just watched a couple of videos about NFTs. I understand the computer principles behind them ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Opinions. please. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHaleI’d like to ask for opinions about a question from a Chinese English exam paper that a colleague ask...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Entirely? Really? (in Potpourri) by BobHaleFrom an article I was reading about a small cut being made to Spider-Man when shown on TV... "Sex, v...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri And speaking of idioms... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleThis weeks lesson is all about idioms involving animals... raining cats and dogs monkeying around a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Something else from a Chinese exam (in Potpourri) by BobHaleRemember when I used to post things from Chinese exams? Well a good friend who is a Chinese English ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Truncation Fail! (in Potpourri) by BobHaleMy hometown has introduced a new hygiene rating system for restaurants. One restaurant has been give...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Word order (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI recently commented on FB on something a friend posted about COVID. We were discussing the victim b...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri A calque/borrowing I have always wondered about. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHaleA comment in another thread reminded me a a calque/borrowing/Anglicising (you will understand my con...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Cabbages (in Potpourri) by BobHaleThere was quite a bit of discussion on the idiom. “Chew” was one of many variants.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Hoping you can see these links (in Potpourri) by BobHaleHere's a very international puzzle for you. Why will my American friends be very unlikely to see ac...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Missing double negative? (in The Written Word) by BobHaleThis statement is on the internet about the NYT acquisition of wordless:- “ The statement released b...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word A talent for understatement (in Potpourri) by BobHaleRussia puts its nuclear forces into a state of high alert. How does Andrew Preston, a Cambridge his...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Cabbages (in Potpourri) by BobHaleListening to the A Way With Words podcast I was surprised to hear reference to something my Dad used...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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