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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
These are probably the kinds of Limericks I appreciate most. Here's a topical example that I have ju......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Literacy versus numeracy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Possibly. But this would then mean that the student has never been sober when he's posted (and he ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Literacy versus numeracy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's not possible to tell the nationality of the learners unless they have chosen to put it in their......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
This simply means that more and more people are prepared to accept this particular form of English w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
True. But it is certainly one of the world's oldest ones... Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: English as she is writ by UK stylists of note (in The Written Word) by Richard English
It is a common US device to refer to The Times as such in order that is not confused with the, clear......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Negatives (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I don't entirely disagree with you but I can't say I entirely agree with you either. Richard Englis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Negatives (in Potpourri) by Richard English
We've spoken of this previously and I think we agreed that the double negative is one of the devices......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Primogeniture (where all the belongings and title passed to the oldest son) was customary in England......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I do disagree with you that the baby isn't a twin until a second is born...." On this top......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slipstream (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not unless magnetism or gravity are doing the job. "Suction" works only when there is an area of low......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slipstream (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
It's an attractive notion but it's not actually true. The additional effort required by the lead cyc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slipstream (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...I listened to that episode of Car Talk, and was surprised that the crazy Magliazzi borther......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Slipstream (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact, although it's not a completely free ride, there is an overall reduction in resistance. The ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I would probably not use the precise expression "...Have a good day, gentlemen...", simply because w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Untriangulating (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This word has two meanings, both cartographic. The first is to divide an area into triangles for su......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gender Question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I would only say it to an all male group! If it were an all-female group then I'd say "Have a good......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
As in, maybe: "You don't carry a gun? That is so European!" Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Sadly, as the French Academy (I won't use its French title since I still can't work out how to put i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Egregious (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I read today (although I haven't checked the quotation for accuracy) that the OED carries 14,070 dif......
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