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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard English In 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
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Favorite Insult? (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishYes, but they do all sorts of strange things in Europe. We British try to ignore them. Richard Engl...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIf not the cannon specifically, certainly gunpowder and its various applications. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishIn transport the expression "coach" usually means a 'bus used for a private hire. It can also be use...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Cultural differences (in Potpourri) by Richard EnglishI wonder whether it was a corruption in an electronic version of the document? It's a guess but I'd...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Limericks, continued (in The Written Word) by Richard EnglishOnly because you let it! Many English homes have separate toilets - it is actually a significant sa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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