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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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It struck me ub readin a UK article this evening that, these days, to say 'protest against' is somewhat tautological (or similar) for a prtest...
By John of Aix
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by Mark Wallace
2 yr 194 days ago
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Balderdash and Piffle, BBC2 14 MAY 2007 23:20-23:50 A co-presentation by popular poker pixie Victoria Coren featuring special-interest guest researcher...
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Into which conjugation/tense should these expression fall? "By then, Diane WOULD HAVE swum 2 miles" "By then, Diane SHOULD HAVE swum 2 miles"...
By Thomas Hejl Pilgaard
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by David
2 yr 196 days ago
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I encountered the term 'mackerel snappers' while watching TV last night. It was used in a way that seemed to make it similar in meaning to 'god...
By Blue Sow
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by John of Aix
2 yr 197 days ago
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HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Balderdash and Piffle On: BBC 2 North (102) Date: Friday 11th May 2007 (starting this evening) Time: 22:00 to 22:30 (30 minutes long...
By Dave Fawthrop
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by Dave Fawthrop
2 yr 199 days ago
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Hi, I have two questions which my dictionaries don't answer me concerning a car: 1. The device in a car which controls the velocity, so the driverdon't...
By Bygvir Melkerson
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by John Briggs
2 yr 200 days ago
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Hello, I am a learner of English and I have a doubt about the pronunciation of the word "azure" (the colour)? All the dictionaries I've checked...
By Lorents
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by Mark Wallace
2 yr 204 days ago
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Hi, I'm reading Black Fly Season from Giles Blunt, there is a Word I didn't found in any dictionary: skin-popping. Can anybody explain this word...
By Bygvir Melkerson
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by Bygvir Melkerson
2 yr 204 days ago
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My name is Lorenzo Crescini. I am a Captain of the merchant Navy now on retirement. When I was a secular missionary in an African leprosary, I wrote some...
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When should I use the appropriate capitalised or uncapitalised adjectives or nouns (for example) "Chinese" and "chinese"? Or is it...
By Marcus Fox
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by Einde O'Callaghan
2 yr 206 days ago
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I found this and thought it may be of interest. For the nightemare "Take a flint stone that hath an hole thorou of his owen growing, and hange it...
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I can't, at the moment, divulge the reason behind why I'm asking for opinions but I would be interested to know what others in ucle would take...
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Hello everyone, I teach my students curses that appear in Sheakespearean English. As an introduction to Macbeth this approach seems to me very promising...
By Achim Richter
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by Ray O'Hara
2 yr 324 days ago
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I suspect that with the contemporary distances most actors stand away from the smell of the crowd some of the implicit characterisations of Shakespeare's...
By FCS
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I found this and thought it may be of interest. For the nightemare "Take a flint stone that hath an hole thorou of his owen growing, and hange it...
By FCS
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What do you think about frequently occuring word combinations like "to open an object"? For me, it sounds rather stupid and funny. In my language...
By Irritated Foreigner
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by David
2 yr 315 days ago
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What, if there is one, is the meaning of that surname? °¿°
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New Scientist reports that The American Dialect Society has chosen "plutoed" as its 2006 word of the year meaning to demote or devalue. Pluto...
By Dave Fawthrop
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by David
2 yr 318 days ago
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I am occasionally confronted by phrases such as 'there are three links courses nearby'. I am not a golfer - is there some other kind of golf course...
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HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac and I do believe that she is soon to pass her spare...
By David
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by Peter Duncanson
2 yr 330 days ago
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"Teach him the wonder of books, give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hill...
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by Anonymous
2 yr 343 days ago
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'It was number one in the bestseller lists.' In the UK, would you say in or on with lists? MDM
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Hello! I wish to translate from English to Old English (Anglo-Saxon) these words: "Oh my wings!" How can I do it? Did Anglo-Saxons use "Oh"...
By Rocky3
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Hello! By reading "My Lagan Love" lyrics by The Corrs, i wonder about this word, "lagan": it seems to be a proper noun, but is always...
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Hi I am currently filling in job application form where one has to give various examples/tales from life. I am relating a tale which involves my grandparents...
By Tom Burton
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by Blue Sow
2 yr 351 days ago
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