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use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English It's not that recent but it is within my own lifetime. Nigger brown was a perfectly acceptable term ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishI agree that there might be times when a simile is better than the word of first choice since it may...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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use of the word "niggly" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard EnglishQuite so. Where will it end otherwise with our being unable to talk about "rugger"; "duck"; "God" o...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishMaybe this US oversensitivity explains why rugger has never become a popular game in the USA. Richa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI suppose it's a commentary on the respective sizes of the USA and the UK that the twin villages of ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn the UK a Company Secretary is a very exhalted position - right up there with the Managing Directo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI can claim to be the originator of a term that I have now seen used elsewhere - catapostrophe - an ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishYou are correct. Real football can have any score from 0-0 upwards. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishThis joke was made famous by Wilfrid Hyde White (the patient) and Hattie Jaques (the matron) in one ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Pet Peeves Part 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWhereas it is possible often to delete an adverb (such as clearly) without affecting the essential s...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIt is not always wrong to deliberately split an infinitive (providing, of course, that one knows wha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishWe had assumed that they would be some sort of rissole made from minced chicken - maybe a bit like a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishOn Monday we went out for a meal and Margeret ordered from the specials board: "Chicken fries and sa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI would add to this only the rider that, because one form of expression is grammatically correct, th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI think that sentence is fine. The conjunction shows that the item under discussion is both dangerou...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI assume I am not the only one who is targeted by the modern version of the snake oil salesmen, offe...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishI posted a comment to CJ's "I'm not exactly back" thread and then tried to edit it. When I got back ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishAlthough I suspect it's a British trait, I also suspect that it is strongest among the English. Ce...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishAbsolutely. Bars in England are made of solid timber. Now, had he walked into a pub... Richard Engl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishYou must understand that we, in England, are very tolerant people. We do not blame the Europeans for...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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