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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Not necessarily. Traditional lime mortar is not cement, nor need it contain it. The reason why mort......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
If not the cannon specifically, certainly gunpowder and its various applications. Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
At the Amberly Chalk Pits Museum there is an exhibition of concrete artifacts (the chalkpit used to ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
In transport the expression "coach" usually means a 'bus used for a private hire. It can also be use......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I wonder whether it was a corruption in an electronic version of the document? It's a guess but I'd......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anybody had a good paroxysm lately? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Apart, of course, from the sexual discrimination implicit in this term, is there not also a danger t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Only because you let it! Many English homes have separate toilets - it is actually a significant sa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Anybody had a good paroxysm lately? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I went to the Texas stand at the World Travel Market and was accosted by a large man in a large hat ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
Just how far back do you want to go? In Henry the Eigth's reign there was, at Hampton court palace,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
And, what's more this was when I was working as a guest lecturer at the College for Distributive Tra......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
In my ignorance I just wonder why those who choose to take LSD don't simply refer to the practice as......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe again, sorry. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
As I tried to explain, that confusion would not arise in the UK since "crumpet" when referrring to a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I have to confess that, not only have I never "dropped acid" but also that I would even know what it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ridiculous Notice (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Why the complexity? What's wrong with "Please use the other door"? Why explain? Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe again, sorry. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The word crumpet has three UK meanings, none of which are known in the USA. The crumpet shown in th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe again, sorry. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
When I ordered an English muffin in the USA I got something that I had never experienced in England.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe again, sorry. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
No. What you get in the USA if you order an English Muffin is not the same as the thing you get in E......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard English
I confess I've had little success in persuading the girls to say "yes". Would the use of this "acid......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English
Republicans are a well-intentioned group who believe that an elected leader is better than a heredit......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A grammar question (in Potpourri) by Richard English
The COED lists it but suggests its use is jocular. Certainly we would not use it in formal speech in......
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