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Discussion Topic  RE: Out of the Mouths of Babes... (in Potpourri) by Richard English
When I was about four my parents were talking about different kinds of cheeses. Of course, in the ea......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A grammar question (in Potpourri) by Richard English
And that's a totally different thing. Medicine, like just about every other profession, has its jarg......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A grammar question (in Potpourri) by Richard English
There are large numbers of foreigners, both nurses and doctors, working for the NHS. Obviously they ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Drink-related words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Remember, in UK drinking parlance kegs and casks are not the same. Casks are the barrel-shaped conta......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I quite agree. And I used a bottle of it (or to be precise, on of its clones that I was left with at......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
An accurate and nicely contrived pun. All those who drink Budweiser are definitely sad. Richard En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbs: let's have some action! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English
There is, of course, an icon at the bottom of the page that says "click for more information about t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Computer Jargon (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I have a trainer friend whose specialism is that of teaching English doctors to write. I can certai......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Arrrrr, ye scurvy bilge rats! (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I'd heard that the expression was "Beam us up Mr Scott". Now here's a thought. As they had perfecte......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Latin coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I can understand how sad it must make you feel that you just aren't able to "chat over a beer" in th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Actually it comes between sympathectomy and sympatric - which is actually just as funny if you think......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Latin coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The United Kingdom is part of Europe as the USA is part of the Americas. However, many of us do not......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact the scansion of the phrase "ten little niggers" in the first line is wrong in and the nurser......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can access both of these but they are subscription services and I haven't subscribed! Richard Eng......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I do not have a full OED but I can tell you that the Concise has no reference to "herstory" and no u......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Is that really true? I had heard it, certainly, but have always assumed it was an urban myth. Richa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's not that recent but it is within my own lifetime. Nigger brown was a perfectly acceptable term ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree that there might be times when a simile is better than the word of first choice since it may......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quite so. Where will it end otherwise with our being unable to talk about "rugger"; "duck"; "God" o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lint (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I learnt yesterday from an article in the "Radio Times" (arguably on of the UK's best written magazi......
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