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RE: This may be petty, but... (in Potpourri) by Richard English What is slightly surprising to me that such a short outage (37 minutes I believe) should have had su...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Regional Insults (in Potpourri) by Richard English It is a strange fact that the Northerners (say north of Birmingham) are very concerned about what th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: 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 RE: This may be petty, but... (in Potpourri) by Richard English I first learnt about blackouts when I was very young and asked the purpose of the black sheeting whi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Quotations (in The Written Word) by Richard English And the economist says that there is a danger of deflation so we'll devalue the glass by making it h...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Men versus Women (in Potpourri) by Richard English Do you still have milkmen in the USA? They are a dying breed here, I fear, but we still get our mil...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English I forecast that both coins will come out shiny bright and both teeth will be little, if at all, chan...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English Well, there's the surprisingly persistent myth that Anheuser Busch and Millers brew beer and the ass...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Great e-mails (in Potpourri) by Richard English Nor do I. It tastes positively foul! Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Men versus Women (in Potpourri) by Richard English Whereas I agree 100% with both your sentiments, Jerry (being a one time Bisley shooter) I have to co...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Men versus Women (in Potpourri) by Richard English You have to be wary about changing words simply because the three letters "man" appear. If you're go...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English You are correct. Real football can have any score from 0-0 upwards. Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Richard English This 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 RE: Sounds (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English We had an English master who, when the bell for the end of class rang, would swirl his gown around h...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum RE: Pet Peeves Part 2 (in Potpourri) by Richard English Whereas 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 RE: Don't go here (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard English My immediate reaction is, "How unspeakably rude". Sadly, I suppose this more a reflection on my age...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English Which means that of my two examples, tutee and coachee, the latter could be considered valid, since ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English But, Kalleh, which would you prefer to be? A mentee or a protégé? Richard English... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Richard English Along with coachee and tutee it belongs anywhere but in the English language. Apart from its ugline...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum RE: Oh, for a comma... (in Potpourri) by Richard English It 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 | » Refine Search » New Search |
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