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bed clothing (in Potpourri) by Richard English Quote "...Just skin to sleep in.... never! How unprotected!!! ..." Is this a US thing, maybe? Altho...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn fact, although forfend is archaic in the UK (although I would use it when speaking to my friend S...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote, "...Sometimes the snow lasts for 2½ months or more...." I can understand the problem - the s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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bed clothing (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...What do you Brits call your pajamas or nightgowns?..." We call our pajamas, pyjamas.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishMy COED says: Brit. Slang. 1. Sink a ship (or its crew) 2. Defeat or ruin (a plan etc) 3. Kill. 19t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishScupper means "to deliberately sink a vessel". And I do, I agree, mention Cuba on occasions to my A...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishQuote "...I think more effective and better-educated nurses, who work in a collaborative way with ph...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishRemember, we live in a "demand-driven" society and that system seems likely very soon to replace the...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishIt might have been more familiar had I spelt it correctly ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...we can't say that because someone crosses the Atlantic they have to start spelling words d...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote, "...Let's say I had a job in London and my kids went to public schools there, or whatever you...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Ambition (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishRead "The Peter Principle" for an amusing insight into one man's views about promotion and ambition.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThe OED prefers the "ize" ending but many, including me, prefer the "ise" ending. Either is acceptab...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Lesser-Known Counterparts of Familiar Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishQuote "...The term numerate seems to be much more common in Britspeak than in USspeak..." This is t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Dark Horses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuote "...It my be fate, or it may be chance – but, whenever a woman is desperate, there is sure to ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAs I have said previously, BBB!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWow. What verbiage! I see they're truly International - they are in far away Canada as well as the ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...tankering - when airlines dodge high fuel prices at airports to save money..." Airlines, ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIt seems to me, then, that are simply seeking a word to describe superiority or excellence. But I do...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Were they using the word wrong, then?..." Maybe not wrongly but, to my mind, unecessarily...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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