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The use and abuse of the English language, as used in the UK, including serious and humorous examples, likes and dislikes, and the evolution of English.
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What are informal names for pound? quid ... Pawe³ Warsaw, Poland
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by John Dean
4 yr 107 days ago
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How would you order those words from the smallest to the biggest one? big large huge enormous gigantic any others? Is large smaller than huge? Is enormous...
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Is several 2-5 or 12-15? What is the range of this word? Or does it work in a completely different way? Pawe³
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by John Briggs
4 yr 108 days ago
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Does it apply only to alc? or can we say "Cola on the rocks, please" :-) Does it sound humorous or acceptable? Pawe³ from Warsaw, Poland
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by Tony Mountifield
4 yr 108 days ago
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Do you use this word in your everyday life? DITTO By the way, what are the possible expressions in which it may occur? Pawe³ Warsaw, Poland
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by Nick Wagg
4 yr 108 days ago
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I am studying English and sometimes when I read books or magazines I realize that although I catch on I would like to feel it better. I hope that my questions...
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by Einde O'Callaghan
4 yr 108 days ago
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be all fingers and thumbs..any other synonyms for that one? Pawe³ Warsaw, Poland
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like listen to some wiser people take it to your heart.. any other? Pawe³
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by Nick Wagg
4 yr 109 days ago
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any other expressions for young people who just start doing something and are not good at it yet? like fledgeling? Pawe³ from Poland
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by Nick Wagg
4 yr 109 days ago
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What does this name mean? It happens many times that my students ask me questions about music bands names. It is not enough to explain that it is misspelled...
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by Pierre Hallet
4 yr 109 days ago
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Can someone tell me what the correct hyphenation for the word "respectively" is?
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by Erick Andrews
4 yr 117 days ago
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I need with making a correct expression: 1. setting up a planning, timetable for a project with deadlines, what iscorrect expression ? draw up a planning...
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Friend (Germany) has asked for help preparing for her TOEFL test. I've found several websites, some very useful, but can't find any indication...
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by Bill Smith
4 yr 120 days ago
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Hallo everybody, I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some help!! I'm translatig a book (let's call it essay) about...
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Hi! I'm an italian girl, and I love the english culture. But I didn't understand a thing: the "8 ball". What does it means? It's...
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Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long words for no apparent reason other than to feel superior. We have tolerated such...
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How do you understand this song? Is it a love song between two lovers ? Or just a hymn (to those who emigrated) to America?
By Isabelle Hamey
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by John of Aix
4 yr 128 days ago
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Hello and sorry, but my english is verry bad! And this is also the reason for this mail and my question. Now i must whrite in verry good english the following...
By Burkhard Landwehr
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by choro-nik
4 yr 130 days ago
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May I suggest a new word ECONOLOGY for the English language to combine the two disciplines of economics and ecology... Your views are most welcome. choro...
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by Giles Todd
4 yr 134 days ago
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Does anyone have access to the famous dispatch to the Foreign Office, alleged to have been sent from the British Embassy in response to a request for...
By John Briggs
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Hi, all! I am a non-English speaker who is trying hard to learn English. I want to know this phrase "come to a fine pass" and I need you help...
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What is the meaning of the expression "sentimental education" when it is not a reference to the novel by Flaubert? Here's an example of such...
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by Peter T. Daniels
4 yr 139 days ago
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Hi I recently jumped into this ancient english term, ANTANI, I don't know the meaning, neither the origin. It should concern the tuscan city of Florence...
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Sorry to bother you again. In The Netherlands we have Coffee and Coffee 'wrong' The later is Coffee with much to much hot milk poured in it. Is...
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Good evening, A question from the French equivalent of this newsgroup ( If you trip on an unknown word when reading an original text by Shakespeare, would...
By Pierre Hallet
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by Mike Stevens
4 yr 141 days ago
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