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RE: Double Dactyls again
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I understand that Shlitz "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" achieved this distinction because it ......
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February 09, 2004 12:59
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Sadly, CJ, it is not. It is to be somewhere where the beer is even better than that in Chicago! Ric......
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February 09, 2004 12:15
RE: Modern coinages
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This simply means that more and more people are prepared to accept this particular form of English w......
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February 09, 2004 07:41
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As I have said previously, there can be no rights or wrongs about pronunciation, only differences. ......
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February 08, 2004 02:59
RE: Cultural Differences 2
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The use of the verb "mind" to mean "be careful about" is very common in UK English. I had assumed th......
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February 07, 2004 02:58
RE: The world's funniest joke?
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True. But it is certainly one of the world's oldest ones... Richard English...
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February 06, 2004 00:11
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Indeed. But the warning is a specific one. At certain stations, where the track is curved (and this ......
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February 05, 2004 11:57
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Two points. The "train station floor" is called the platform. It is common to all British railway s......
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February 05, 2004 01:27
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Quote '..."When I was a kid, we'd cut pictures of turkey out of magazines and eat them for hanksgivi......
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February 02, 2004 11:37
RE: Words from the Comic Strips
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I learnt yesterday that the famous Beano comic strip character, Dennis the Menace, was created that ......
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February 01, 2004 04:08
RE: English as she is writ by UK stylists of note
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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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February 01, 2004 04:01
RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations
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Castillian would be better although I was simply speaking of the area of Catalonia, not of the langu......
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January 24, 2004 13:13
RE: Pronunciations and Mispronunciations
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Remember, the Spanish you will hear in the USA is South American Spanish and is pronounced different......
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January 21, 2004 03:18
RE: Words from the Comic Strips
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It was also the name given to the famous WW2 Wellington bomber (designed by Barnes Wallis of Dambust......
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January 21, 2004 03:06
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Primogeniture (where all the belongings and title passed to the oldest son) was customary in England......
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January 18, 2004 04:36
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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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January 17, 2004 03:36
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I can't think of an example. Indeed, I believe that one characteristic pf French is how the "r" is r......
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January 15, 2004 13:46
RE: Diacritical Marks
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I have never seen the film, nor indeed heard of it. So tell me, please, what is the crazy characteri......
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January 14, 2004 03:53
RE: Gender Question
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I would probably not use the precise expression "...Have a good day, gentlemen...", simply because w......
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January 11, 2004 03:50
RE: Gender Question
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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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January 07, 2004 02:40
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