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I found a military alphabet codes at this page http://www.ee.pdx.edu/~sheaj/icao.html . But I wonder if this is a popular one that Americans use, especially...
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Quick question to settle a disagreement: "To whoever took my shears: bring 'em back" or "To whomever took my shears..." My flatmate...
By kenickie
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by CyberCypher
6 yr 75 days ago
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I went to Office Depot to buy a computer mouse. The saleslady said that "Computer mice" are upstairs. I said, "The plural of 'mouse'...
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For *vastly* more on the Diebold voting-machines than you'll see in the NYTimes or on the TV news, check out the investigative reporting at this site...
By David Combs
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It lives! Some time back, we figured out that a spelling checker was recommending "aquatinted" when it found the misspelling "aquainted"...
By Donna Richoux
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does anybody know the difference in idea expression/focus between nonrestrictive and appositive elements? nonrestrictive: "Millie, who is a fine student...
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I saw this post at a site. " I LOVE YOU" means I: inspire warmth L: listen to each other O: open your heart V: value your union E: express your...
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I notice that I have been posting to this newsgroup since around December 1996. I have, as yet, not received payment for my toil. Can anyone tell me when...
By Simon R. Hughes
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by Anonymous
6 yr 77 days ago
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Yesterday, I could have sworn I remembered a Latin-based word which meant "bounty hunter". But now I can't remember any such word in English...
By Joona I Palaste
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by Dr. Jai Maharaj
6 yr 77 days ago
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The more I hear this phrase on NBC's Today show the more it bothers me. Only intelligent beings such as humans can be concerned about anything. Inanimate...
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Why do we call a false or misleading story a "canard"?
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Why were Australian World War I soldiers nicknamed "digger"? From digging trenches?
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I have just bought a map in the new Ordnance Survey Explorer (2.5 inches/mile, or 4cm/1 km), Sheet No 297. (This new series of maps recently brought out...
By richard.chambers7
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by Steve Howarth
6 yr 77 days ago
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A recent thread in fr.lettres.langue.anglaise has got me wondering what people here in aue think about I vs. me in the following sentence: "All personnel...
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One of our esteemed posters pointed out recently that "goodbye" actually meant, at one stage, "God be with you". As someone who locates...
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X-No-Archive: yes The latest piece of office technology has been developed in England and is marketed by Stak Trading at http://online.stak.com/cgi-bin...
By James Follett
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by Chris Malcolm
6 yr 77 days ago
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"Has anyone seen our Nigel?" Advertisement in Lost and Found. Imaginative description of 'Our Nigel' required.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition 2000) says that the etymology of 'la-la land' is "after L(os) A(ngeles...
By Christopher Johnson
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by david56
6 yr 78 days ago
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Hi there; I frequently doubt if I'll use 'do' or 'have' in some instances. Like the following: Did you send... Had you send... Are...
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Today I found a web site reporting some recent findings of astronomers, and it said "... the cosmos produce ..." various sorts of radiation....
By Michael J Hardy
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by R J Valentine
6 yr 78 days ago
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I am sure this has already been discussed, but I was only able to find one thread with two posts on google. Can someone clarify this concept for me? This...
By GFCARRERA
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by Michael J Hardy
6 yr 79 days ago
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Another version from the Guardian. http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,7558,1037231,00.html On the Guardian page, the answers follow the...
By John Dean
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by Jerry Friedman
6 yr 79 days ago
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I remember Bob Lieblich has once posted about the pronunciation of his family name, in which he says that "ch" in "Lieblich" is pronounced...
By iwasaki
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by Michael Hamm 'msh210...
6 yr 79 days ago
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Since September 19th is National Talk-like-a-pirate day here in the U.S., I guess I should be prepared with a few well-chosen remarks should need arise...
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Both the main parties have longish names yet no short forms have been established, appropriate for regular use in contexts of middling formality news...
By halcombe
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by Dr. Jai Maharaj
6 yr 79 days ago
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