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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: Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Church of England, I understand....
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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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Discussion Topic  RE: Dark Horses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...It my be fate, or it may be chance – but, whenever a woman is desperate, there is sure to ......
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Poll  RE: Glisters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It will be interesting to see where the respondents giving the correct answer hail from and whether ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Energy Vampires" (new term) (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
But surely the anolgy is perfect. Vampires steal into peoples bedrooms at night and suck their bloo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As I have said previously, BBB!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Wow. What verbiage! I see they're truly International - they are in far away Canada as well as the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It seems to me, then, that are simply seeking a word to describe superiority or excellence. But I do......
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Discussion Topic  RE: sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Were they using the word wrong, then?..." Maybe not wrongly but, to my mind, unecessarily......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lame (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Unlicensed cabbies seem to be a problem everywhere and typically those who operate unlicenced cabs a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: sophia (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I agree with aput. These are the kinds of things people say in order to impress others with their le......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
For the beneift of both UK and US readers, remember that there is a language difference here. When U......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...And once again it's not the best product that has market share...." Or Dudweiser versus a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: like a broken record (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
a couple of points. Vinyl records can break but are not fragile. The early wax cylinders were very ......
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Discussion Topic  Pendants' Revolt (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Did anyone see this interesting programme (which included, among others, John Richard of the APS) wh......
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