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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
1. It's is an abbreviation for both "it is" and "it has". 2. "It has got" (or it's got) is perfectl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Ugly and frowned upon by purists although it's probably grammatically accurate. It is also unecessa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
We all have a right to our opinions and beliefs. My only (and final) point is that I try never to f......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Just to clarify some points which are often misunderstood: 1. Because a beer is a good beer it does......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I used to worry about this myself until I learnt of the case of MacDonald versus Ms Steele and one o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Guinness is a good drink and probably the only mass-produced beer that I will allow to pass my lips.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I wouldn't want to own .000000000001% of Anheuser Busch. I refuse to have anything to do with the or......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
That's simple. You walk on the floor. The word floor has several meanings, one of which is "storey"......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
You may call it what you wish. I call it factual. I didn't say that Reid's lamp was better than Da......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's always called that unless there's some special designation - say a hotel lobby or reception. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Actually it comes between sympathectomy and sympatric - which is actually just as funny if you think......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pirated Words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I rank sliced bread alongside Budweiser and processed cheese slices in my catalogue of foodstuffs. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Although Cornwall had at one time its own version of Gaelic, it has been for many years (and long be......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Announcerese (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Certainly it's vitally important to Anheuser Busch. If it weren't for their very clever advertising ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I suspect that this is another manifestation of the insularity of the USA. There must be many "Afric......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
In fact the scansion of the phrase "ten little niggers" in the first line is wrong in and the nurser......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It's a cliche and, like all cliches, has an element of truth. However, although we do not have the s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I can access both of these but they are subscription services and I haven't subscribed! Richard Eng......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Brittany Spears and Beer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I think I'd sooner see any bear's back than its front. That way I'd stand a better chance of escapin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I do not have a full OED but I can tell you that the Concise has no reference to "herstory" and no u......
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