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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English I suppose what he should have done was to tell him not to fly too close to the sea - that would have...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishHe wasn't that clever because he allowed his son, Icarus, to fly too near to the sun and the heat me...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThat's perfectly accurate since the apostrophe here is one denoting omission. The full text would be...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishSadly, I suspect that many people believe that this is a common attitude in the USA. And this is one...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishIn fact, they are usually referred to here as "girl guides". Brownies are the same. The Girl Guides...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Pleasant conversation (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishI had never heard of this meaning of the word Quiz either. However, the OED suggests that it is an a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishTwee is a perfectly good UK English word which means "affectedly dainty or quaint". It is a derogato...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishNot in the Rolls-Royce, no. Not unless you count the things that spray the headlights. I did have o...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishThere is a good article in Time magazine this week about this whole saga. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word St. Stephen's Tower (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishFollowing my recent post and admission that I was uncertain of the spelling of this well-known Londo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishUS English speakers have more scope here, since, although we rhyme "ass" and "lass", the expression ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Logomachy: Valuable geographical names of foodstuffs (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishI was wondering when somebody would ask... The thread was about Arabic words in English and shufti ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishFor those who can see the discussion programmes by Robert Kilroy Silk that we have on BBC 1 TV on we...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishI glad that's been cleared up. Any questions, anyone? Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI obviously was not clear. In the UK "oars" rhymes with "whores" - it's not a homophone. However, ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn that case, it would seem that you would rhyme "horse" with "whores"! In the UK "oars" and "whores...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThey are. And there are hundreds of other homonyms in English (both US and UK). We manage because ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishPorn, brawn and born are all perfect rhymes in UK English Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishSo much for Webster's attempts to simplify Aemrican spelling and pronunciation! Here, sauce rhymes ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWere it my own random use of a minor vulgarism I would accept this criticism. However, it's not and ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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