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Discussion Topic  RE: Old books NOT like old wines (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I also find this - mainly as regards Heinlein's later work. However, I believe this is not perceptio......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Castillian would be better although I was simply speaking of the area of Catalonia, not of the langu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
Remember, the Spanish you will hear in the USA is South American Spanish and is pronounced different......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from the Comic Strips (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
It was also the name given to the famous WW2 Wellington bomber (designed by Barnes Wallis of Dambust......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Primogeniture (where all the belongings and title passed to the oldest son) was customary in England......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I do disagree with you that the baby isn't a twin until a second is born...." On this top......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
I can't think of an example. Indeed, I believe that one characteristic pf French is how the "r" is r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I would probably not use the precise expression "...Have a good day, gentlemen...", simply because w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Untriangulating (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This word has two meanings, both cartographic. The first is to divide an area into triangles for su......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I would only say it to an all male group! If it were an all-female group then I'd say "Have a good......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As in, maybe: "You don't carry a gun? That is so European!" Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English
His wife (Penelope Chetwode) wasn't involved in the interview but I suspect she wouldn't have been c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Sadly, as the French Academy (I won't use its French title since I still can't work out how to put i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English
John Betjemen, when interviewed shortly before he died was asked whether he had any regrets. His ans......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I read today (although I haven't checked the quotation for accuracy) that the OED carries 14,070 dif......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...First, I just don't see how anyone say that 6 letters (2 syllables) is significantly diffe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
My point is simply that there is often no reason to use a long word rather than a short one and, ind......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...In return, I invite you to perambulate (11 letters) yourself to your favorite pub, order a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...But, we all know that there have been some mistakes in all dictionaries..." I would hardl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
But it should not. That it is thus inacurately used proves (if proof be needed) that there are those......
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