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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The expression "a pint and a pie" is nicely alliterative rather than literal. Pubs do sell pies, usu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Having seen the magnificent efforts of those who have attacked the DD form (so much more challenging......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Prostitution is very common in Cuba and I have heard the expression jineteras used to describe all t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This is quite a common expression in UK English and it simply implies speed. A house fire progresses......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Diacritical Marks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Maybe it’s déjà vu, but I’m sure we had a soupçon of interest in this topic recently when the word p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A new more-vowels-than-consonants challenge (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Is a perfectly good musical instrument - listen to the world's first golden disc - made by the golde......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A new more-vowels-than-consonants challenge (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I confess that I'm not much of an enthusiast for games or competitive sports. You will have noticed ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A new more-vowels-than-consonants challenge (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Voice? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Thank you, CJ. I appreciate your compliments. And how about: As you know, I'm a man from Connecti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One thing that must surely astound Is the strength of the GBP The poor USD 's getting smaller and s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Here's another one I've just thought up (and no beer references!): A fellow from Bountiful (UT) Onc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
These are probably the kinds of Limericks I appreciate most. Here's a topical example that I have ju......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I understand that Shlitz "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" achieved this distinction because it ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Sadly, CJ, it is not. It is to be somewhere where the beer is even better than that in Chicago! Ric......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
As I have said previously, there can be no rights or wrongs about pronunciation, only differences. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The use of the verb "mind" to mean "be careful about" is very common in UK English. I had assumed th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
True. But it is certainly one of the world's oldest ones... Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Indeed. But the warning is a specific one. At certain stations, where the track is curved (and this ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Two points. The "train station floor" is called the platform. It is common to all British railway s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote '..."When I was a kid, we'd cut pictures of turkey out of magazines and eat them for hanksgivi......
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