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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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Discussion Topic  RE: Black Books (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Whoops! Actually it's not quite what it seems. I orginally wrote something that used an abbreviation......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Unconscious stereotyping (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, I looked at the tests - when I have a spare hour or so I'll have a go!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...I wish you'd tell that to the British, who seem to Anglicise the pronunciation of French w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Black Books (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...First of all, from what I've seen, you Brits have MANY "slightly weird" TV comedy shows.........
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote, "...There are other words that describe a light-hearted and carefree disposition: perky, fun,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I know I'm missing some things, but you get the idea. Richard, good libraries have evolved......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Caps, bolds and exclamation points... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Text that is all capitals is difficult to read sinply because the clues given by the varying heights......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...What! My library has music and videos. Books, too, of course? Yours does have books, doesn......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lame (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Good though the thought is the rhyme is suspect. I never got to workshop this one; had I done so the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lame (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Or even, "...It's a shame that his aim is so lame..."...
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Discussion Topic  RE: SHIBBOLETH (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...The Danish dessert rød grød med fløde 'red compote with cream'...." I actually said that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Elections and Voting (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I have never heard of "pocket borough" although we do use "safe seat". A "rotten borough" was one w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'Quicker' or 'more quickly'? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Why not use faster dogs to get it over with quicker?.." I would not use an adverb or an a......
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