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Discussion Topic  The Oxford comma (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
A question was recently raised on OEDILF about the use of the Oxford comma (a comma before a conjunc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: bed clothing (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Just skin to sleep in.... never! How unprotected!!! ..." Is this a US thing, maybe? Altho......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In fact, although forfend is archaic in the UK (although I would use it when speaking to my friend S......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote, "...Sometimes the snow lasts for 2½ months or more...." I can understand the problem - the s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: bed clothing (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...What do you Brits call your pajamas or nightgowns?..." We call our pajamas, pyjamas....
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Discussion Topic  RE: ONLIEST (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The "onliest", like the "very unique", does not and cannot exist as a sensible descriptor....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cosmology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Maybe they want to regulate the universe. After all, it's so inconvenient in many ways right now - r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It might have been more familiar had I spelt it correctly ......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Besides, I know that Richard will have a cask ale and then forgive me...." Tonight it's a......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote, "...Just checking, Richard...do they teach about apostrophes in this "classical education" ov......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote, "... I would salute you with a cask-brewed (?) ale, if I knew where to get one!..." You don'......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote, "...I simply thought that by classical education, Richard meant an old-fashioned one with emp......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...we can't say that because someone crosses the Atlantic they have to start spelling words d......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Heaven forfend that I should be thought to be casting aspersions on Tolkein's learning. I was merely......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote, "...Let's say I had a job in London and my kids went to public schools there, or whatever you......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I see I have unwittingly created a minor ruckus by commenting about classicalthe UK and the US; I do......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Or "Hubble bubble, toil and trouble." instead of the correct quote: "Double double, toil and trouble......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The OED prefers the "ize" ending but many, including me, prefer the "ise" ending. Either is acceptab......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"All that glisters is not gold" is the correct quotation. However, along with "Paint the lily" (usua......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lesser-Known Counterparts of Familiar Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Quote "...The term numerate seems to be much more common in Britspeak than in USspeak..." This is t......
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