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Discussion Topic  RE: Caucasian (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Just a couple of points. It is matter of common observation that the differences between different ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Caucasian (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I have been away for a while I didn't get into this discussion from the begining. However, I woul......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciations (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In the south of England it's: Gigabyte with a hard g; mauve rhymes exactly with with stove; err rhy......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Punctuation Site (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In The Times yesterday they published a headline in their "This Day" column, that related to 1959. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Punctuation Site (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...Not sure what the that in "than that" refers to...." It's a careless sentence, I agree. I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Punctuation Site (in Potpourri) by Richard English
So how would you say, "There are three "u's" in Tumulus and cumulus - are there any English words wi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Fantastic (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...People, especially the younger ones, use hyperbole far too much. ..." I suspect it's a ki......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Punctuation Site (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...But, Graham, how would you distinguish it from dos (the Spanish word for 2)?..." Or even ......
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Discussion Topic  "Dibs" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
On the beer bpard recently someone said, "...But if we're choosing months, I get dibs on November! .......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Catch phrases (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Interesting. And not a single one from ITMA! Maybe the show never reached the USA....
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Affected" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Effect is also a transitive verb To effect means "to bring about", as in "He has effected many cha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Catch phrases (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote "...The running joke, if joke can be applied to something so weak..." It's not a belly laugh,......
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Discussion Topic  Catch phrases (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In the OEDILF there has been some comment about "vulgar" words in Limericks and both CJ and exarp su......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The poll result shows the most popular pronunciation and that is the way the Germans pronounce the w......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...Their pattern (and the German pattern too, I believe) is that an imported foreign word tak......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree that this is the case but I learnt (maybe wrongly) the it is primarily English where a dipth......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...What you suggest is hardly the prevalent practice for new importations...." This might ag......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe question (in Potpourri) by Richard English
If the name of the entity is "The Council of Learned Journals" then the possessive (which is unlikel......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree that pronunciation, like word use itself will change. But Schadenfreude is a relatively new ......
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I am a skeptic here. I have never heard it pronounced "froy-deh."..." Indeed. In the same......
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