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Discussion Topic  RE: Epicaricacy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...how is freude pronounced? One syllable, or two?..." Two. German is phonetic....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Oddly enough the ONLY place where I have been served Ouzo without ice was in Athens - in a bar in Co......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Well, that depends on what you mean by Europe! Europe is a continent, not a country, and any two Eur......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard English
We have had them for many years. The term was known even before the Beatles recorded a song about "R......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Indeed. My comment was tongue in cheek! I had noticed this strange US desire for ice. When I staye......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluff game 2/27/04 (in Wordplay) by Richard English
For the record, once a year I run a "Call my Bluff" session at the Simpletons Public Speaking club. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I received a spam email which asked me to look at a site which had "all-new amatures" on it. As one ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The slang term for a cigarette in England is (or was, since it is now more or less obselete) fag, no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe again, sorry. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I think that it would help to make a decision if I knew what an "up-do" is. Hair salons in the UK ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Are there really nations so deprived that they don't get to eat Toad-in-the hole? You'll be tellin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I hadn't realised that US pies were usually sweet. We have both sweet an savoury pies here and meat ......
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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: Dr Seuss's cat (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suspect that the writer was trying to ensure that there was no confusion between the pronoun US an......
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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
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