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Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Richard English Quote "...[I know that no one here likes basketball..." I don't think it's a question of likes or d...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishQuote "..."So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" ..." Last Tuesday, in Qatar, ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Special Word of the Moment (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...Funny, his crimes harmed the whole nation, and he spent not one day in jail..." It's stra...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Novercal (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuote "...As has been posted here, there are even (albeit few and far between) errors in the OED (e....... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Sic (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWorld Wide Words has a feature in which it quotes passages which are amusing because of unintended d...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishBrilliant, or its abbreviation, "brill" was very common when I was a lad. Like most youth slang it s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Highly appropriate sayings (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI have just seen a saying by Thomas Carlyle that was new to me but which I felt is just so, so true....... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn the UK a Stein is a different thing. That's a German drinking vessel, typically made from earthen...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...I remember Richard once telling me that he would have to live where there was good beer. W...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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lie/lay (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishCockney rhyming slang is a living form and new terms are being created constantly. They are memorise...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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lie/lay (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishThat is an excellent site. I shall bookmark it.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishQuote "...They even brought these slice holders to put it in (name for them?), ..." They're called ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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lie/lay (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI remember it by thinking of what it is that chickens do with eggs!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishFootballers, cricketers Sports personalities Everywhere overpaid Everywhere known Ultra-determinedl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Antebellum (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishIndeed. We would probably say "before the War" or "pre-war" - meaning WW2. The only "ante" word I ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Punctuation (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishTh Scottish abbreviation I have heard for "He isn't coming" is "He isna' (or isni') coming"... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Punctuation (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI think it fair to say that "ain't", even in spoken English, is not considered correct. The correct ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThat's a fairly standard hotel breakfast here. Better establishments might have additional items inc...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI see. So your suggestion is that a critique is accurate and a criticism inaccurate. I had never he...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI have checked with my friend Stewart (a linguophile who hasn't yet visited this board) and he confi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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