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RE: Sophister
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I had never heard of sophister (although I knew of sophistry). As it seems to have a scholastic con......
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June 29, 2003 23:36
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
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I agree. It's just one more example of the strange belief that so many people seem to have that is ......
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June 29, 2003 23:31
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I meant to write this. The "d" was a typo. Richard English...
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June 28, 2003 13:45
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Or even electricians' screwdriver since it's a type that is part of the tool kit of most electrician......
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June 28, 2003 13:42
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The average American has fewer than two legs, speaks more than one language and has 1.4 children. N......
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June 27, 2003 08:11
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I do not intend to get into an argument about this (the more so since this a a word board, not a Roy......
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June 27, 2003 02:02
RE: Apostrophe again, sorry.
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There has been much (sprited) discussion about this and I will say only that I agree with Jerry abso......
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June 27, 2003 01:52
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Camilla Parker Bowles is the mistress of a widower and was his mistress when he was a married man. ......
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June 26, 2003 02:36
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Originally posted by Graham Nice: ... the name given to those of us on this side of the pond who und......
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June 25, 2003 09:56
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In fact, this is also a rather old-fashioned slang expression for sexual intercourse, so a girl who ......
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June 23, 2003 09:14
RE: A limousine steak?
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Not a originally a car as such but a style of car body. In the days when many manufacturers made onl......
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June 16, 2003 15:27
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Having just come back from Malta (a completely bilingual society) I would like to make another obser......
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June 15, 2003 01:56
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With any form of slang it is possible to make such a claim since the language of slang is "unofficia......
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June 07, 2003 00:42
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The cockney rhyming slang site mentioned above is very good. It is not, though, always accurate. Al......
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June 06, 2003 11:42
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I have been to all the places cited and can assure you that Spain and Portugal are not carbon copies......
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June 05, 2003 01:56
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I have learnt from the many conversations I have had both on and off this board that most Americans ......
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May 31, 2003 04:17
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I agree. We have some fairly large Jewish communities (including some very strict Orthodox ones) but......
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May 24, 2003 10:29
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Since it is now a well-known fact that I am of an "uncertain age", let me reveal that, when I was yo......
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May 21, 2003 10:32
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When I lived in Maidstone we had Trolley Buses and I remember one occasion just after the War when w......
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May 20, 2003 09:28
RE: Limericks, continued
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While it's good to learn that the word oranges can rhyme with the Cockney phrase "door 'inges" may I......
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