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Discussion Topic  Iron Man (in Potpourri) by Richard English
I assume I am not the only one who is targeted by the modern version of the snake oil salesmen, offe......
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Discussion Topic  How did that happen? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I posted a comment to CJ's "I'm not exactly back" thread and then tried to edit it. When I got back ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: the @ sign (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
And lest it should be thought that my posting is in any way "anti-American" let say that I have met ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: the @ sign (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Maybe I should have said, "...don't always allow themselves to be bullied..."! Richard English...
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Discussion Topic  RE: the @ sign (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
One of the problems is that the USA, in the form of its government is a bully! It is particularly un......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
I realise that "fall" was a perfectly respectable word in UK English at one time. However, like so m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Humorous lines (in Wordplay) by Richard English
I think I'd have not bothered with the war or the farm relief commission! Am I alone in my view tha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
This expression is sometimes used to denote any corrupted form. It is not unique to language and cer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English
Absolutely. Bars in England are made of solid timber. Now, had he walked into a pub... Richard Engl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The more so it you start speaking about "falls". That's when we trip up and lose our balance. We ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
These are just one of the devices that we, in the UK, use to increase the subtelty of our communicat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pronunciation of interesting words... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Mortar can indeed contain cement. It just doesn't have to, that's all. Incidentally, cement can be......
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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: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
Most the world's best known brands are American and worth millions to their owners. I have not been......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Your bonus word for the day is: (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English
The sadness of it is that the word "gay" is not a simile for "happy". The concept conveyed by the wo......
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