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Humorous lines (in Wordplay) by Richard English I have to say that it was not until I cut and pasted this into another document that I could see wha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Different pronunciations for the same letters (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishSlough (pronounced to rhyme with cow) is also the name of a town in West London, known for little ex...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishIt's easier to write down as well - unless you happen to have a top-class shorthand writer with you ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Poetry words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishOf course, much modern poetry doesn't use rhyme at all. Indeed, I asked the tutor at a poetry evenin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words What's today? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI have a calender that shows an old English word or expression for every day and also, where possibl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishHaving an enquiring mind I thought I would try this for myself. In fact, some of the entries related...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Different pronunciations for the same letters (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThat link suggests that the word is Italian - a language I don't speak. Maybe that's what it means i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Different pronunciations for the same letters (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn Spanish this is an adjective with meanings having the sense of "wild"; "courageous"; "rugged" etc...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAnd, if it's a man looking at the place, not even then! Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThe fact that I spent much of my earlier working life as a travel agent does help when it comes to t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThere was, at one time, a company called Daedelus aviation (or, as we in the trade called it, "Dead ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI suppose what he should have done was to tell him not to fly too close to the sea - that would have...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishHe wasn't that clever because he allowed his son, Icarus, to fly too near to the sun and the heat me...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishThat's perfectly accurate since the apostrophe here is one denoting omission. The full text would be...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishSadly, I suspect that many people believe that this is a common attitude in the USA. And this is one...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Double Dactyls again (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishIn fact, they are usually referred to here as "girl guides". Brownies are the same. The Girl Guides...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Pleasant conversation (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard EnglishI had never heard of this meaning of the word Quiz either. However, the OED suggests that it is an a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Limericks Revisited (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishTwee is a perfectly good UK English word which means "affectedly dainty or quaint". It is a derogato...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishNot in the Rolls-Royce, no. Not unless you count the things that spray the headlights. I did have o...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishThere is a good article in Time magazine this week about this whole saga. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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