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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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I remember at school there was a combined volume of "Billy Liar" and "The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner" ubiquitous to the...
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The term "born again bikers" has been around a while now, and to my mind its usage - informally, verbally, if not in print in registered media...
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by Grimly Curmudgeon
1 yr 89 days ago
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Pardon the intrusion, I was hoping someone could help me out understanding the subtle differences (if any) between 'else' and 'otherwise'...
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by mijn naam
1 yr 106 days ago
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hello all, please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer? for example in the movie "unforgiven"...
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by Alan Pemberton
1 yr 106 days ago
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Yesterday night there was a cool interview with Mr Obama, with an american reporter in Berlin. The journalist asked a couple of time, why Mr Obama come...
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According to some studies 25% of verbs in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) were irregular whereas now only 3% are. Something that I have often been curious about...
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by Tony Mountifield
1 yr 114 days ago
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well, you know, this week I watched a cool special on skynews, it was the "the canoe man story" that was a special (very funny for an italian...
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by Peter Duncanson
1 yr 118 days ago
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The biggest fallacy it has been my misfortune to have dogmatised was that Chomsky is unneccessary at foundation linguitics (ie "Advanced") level...
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Apparently those people who never had an old mobile may miss the point of my impeccable logic. By "an old mobile" I most certainly do not mean...
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So far I have seen only a review of this book. I shall however be sourcing a copy and reading it. Some factors do cry out to be addressed though, based...
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by Einde O'Callaghan
1 yr 126 days ago
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According to every dictionary I have been able to find, the proper British spelling of "metre" ends in -re, whereas the proper British spelling...
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what's the meaning? masochist gamer? thanks
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by John Briggs
1 yr 127 days ago
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hello all, please tell me what's the difference in usage of these two verbs: "must" and "should". which way is more convenient...
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by Molly Mockford
1 yr 130 days ago
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Which one is correct? Alternate between three things Alternate among three things
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Hi, I've looked "tomorrow" up in several dictionaries and all of them say more or less the same, the day after *today* or the next day following...
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by Molly Mockford
1 yr 147 days ago
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Hi all, sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to tell about the place you go to work every day, not necessarily...
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Please see a quote from Noel below: "Many English people use 'an' before some words beginning with 'h', but my experience is that...
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by Einde O'Callaghan
1 yr 154 days ago
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As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use the indefinite article "a" before words beginning with a consonant and "an"...
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Hi everybody! I am new here, and I probably ask a question which has already been answered in this newsgroup. Sorry for that. My question is: could someone...
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by Tony Mountifield
1 yr 157 days ago
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hi all, please tell me what's the difference in usage of these three verbs: "must", "should" and "need". which way is...
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by Einde O'Callaghan
1 yr 157 days ago
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Friends, I'm new here so, first things first, hi to everyone. ) I'm an English (as a foreign language) teacher and I wanted to submit you a question...
By Giuseppe Gazerro
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by John Hall
1 yr 179 days ago
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Hello everyone, I have a doubt about the particular meaning of the word "limbless". Is anyone able to tell me if it could refer to a woman who...
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by Anonymous
1 yr 181 days ago
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I stumbled upon "on the spur of the moment" in wiktionary.com and found that the meaning given is "on very short notice". The example...
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hello all, please tell me what's the difference between usage of these two verbs "to bring" and "to fetch". thanks. AN
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by Molly Mockford
1 yr 186 days ago
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There is a word which means to gain/achieve/benefit but through bad/unwanted circumstances. Anyone have any idea what it is?
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by Longshanks
1 yr 187 days ago
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