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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite words? (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Quote. "...All they talk about in our Board meetings is 'drivel'"!..." Tell the Chair that if they......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Portmanteau words (in Potpourri) by Richard English
SUVs are what? Is it some sort of utility vehicle, like a Jeep or Range Rover? If so, I am inclined......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Come ride with me (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Isn't it fascinating how we try so hard to prevent our children from making the same mistakes that w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pet peeves (in Potpourri) by Richard English
It is an unspoken concensus amongst apostrophe lovers that people who use the word "it's" as the pos......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote: "This speaks for itself" Only barely to me - what language is it? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Quote "...If the wireless is broken, do you crank up the Victrola?..." Not in the UK. The expressi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Men from the North of England have a reputation for treating their womenfolk in an "old-fashioned" w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
OED Definition 4. Coming together, meeting. I submit, a wholly appropriate term for sexual union. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"On the subject of "sleep with", if we eliminate euphemisms we are left with the problem that there ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Wives (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I dislike euphemisms as a rule since they do little to disguise the actual meaning of the term which......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More on limericks (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Ah, that explains it. I hadn't thought of the abbreviation "fems". It's not normally used here, of c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More on limericks (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I like this limerick but I'm not convinced that the word "fhame's" is correctly spelt. As written it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oxymorons (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I don't know that this is an oxymoron. It is usually used to describe a person who, although lacking......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Proper Attire Required..." (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Oscar Wilde said, "...We have everything in common with the Americans - except language, of course........
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Proper Attire Required..." (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not only common but also 100% accurate. Why otherwise "customers"? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Proper Attire Required..." (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I agree. And as customers you have the perfect right to take your custom elsewhere - and I hope you ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More on limericks (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I like all limericks, as I have mentioned elsewhere and especially in the other limerick thread. How......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Queue call: "Can I help who's next?" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
"Clerk" in UK English, rhymes with "park", not with "perk". This is an eccentricity of pronunciati......
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Discussion Topic  RE: License to play (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In the UK it's not possible to specify a particular combination of letters and numbers on a plate. H......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Queue call: "Can I help who's next?" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
And even in jobs where the service is essentially clerical in nature (such as a travel agency) the e......
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