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RE: Humorous Poetry
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I'm sure it would do. Richard English...
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September 30, 2003 11:07
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I suggest that both "I got" and "I've got" are grammatically correct constructions although they can......
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September 28, 2003 07:10
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One thing which we should never forget is the difference between the written and the spoken word. Ex......
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September 28, 2003 03:52
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1. It's is an abbreviation for both "it is" and "it has". 2. "It has got" (or it's got) is perfectl......
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September 27, 2003 03:58
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Ugly and frowned upon by purists although it's probably grammatically accurate. It is also unecessa......
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September 26, 2003 02:12
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That's simple. You walk on the floor. The word floor has several meanings, one of which is "storey"......
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September 21, 2003 13:35
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It's always called that unless there's some special designation - say a hotel lobby or reception. ......
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September 20, 2003 05:23
RE: The world's funniest joke?
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Actually it comes between sympathectomy and sympatric - which is actually just as funny if you think......
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September 20, 2003 05:17
RE: Cultural differences
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I suspect that this is another manifestation of the insularity of the USA. There must be many "Afric......
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September 16, 2003 09:03
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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In fact the scansion of the phrase "ten little niggers" in the first line is wrong in and the nurser......
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September 15, 2003 06:07
RE: Cultural differences
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It's a cliche and, like all cliches, has an element of truth. However, although we do not have the s......
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September 15, 2003 01:48
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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I can access both of these but they are subscription services and I haven't subscribed! Richard Eng......
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September 13, 2003 03:05
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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I do not have a full OED but I can tell you that the Concise has no reference to "herstory" and no u......
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September 13, 2003 02:17
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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Is that really true? I had heard it, certainly, but have always assumed it was an urban myth. Richa......
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September 12, 2003 09:08
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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It's not that recent but it is within my own lifetime. Nigger brown was a perfectly acceptable term ......
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September 11, 2003 09:59
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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I agree that there might be times when a simile is better than the word of first choice since it may......
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September 11, 2003 02:37
RE: use of the word "niggly"
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Quite so. Where will it end otherwise with our being unable to talk about "rugger"; "duck"; "God" o......
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September 10, 2003 12:32
RE: Cultural differences
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Maybe this US oversensitivity explains why rugger has never become a popular game in the USA. Richa......
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September 02, 2003 05:29
RE: Cultural differences
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I suppose it's a commentary on the respective sizes of the USA and the UK that the twin villages of ......
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August 31, 2003 02:51
RE: Lint
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I learnt yesterday from an article in the "Radio Times" (arguably on of the UK's best written magazi......
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