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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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Hallo, my native language is Dutch and I'm learning English. Can somebody help me to give a description of: 1) vintage clothes (mayby old-fashioned...
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Does anyone here pronounce "the" with a schwa before a vowel sound - "thuh" instead of "thee"? (Obviously, "u"...
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A Sunday pub lunch disagreement needs resolving. A friend stated that 'I speak good English' is actally not good English at all and that 'I...
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I do know what a chav is... but I wonder why on earth I can't find it in *any* of the print (not online) dictionaries I checked: NODE (1 vol), the...
By Thomas Lauer
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by Nick Wagg
3 yr 283 days ago
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I have lyrics by BLACK EYES PEAS: There are some words to explain I do not understand. Help, please: hump lump trunk and if you find something you would...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Pawel Piotr Stawski
3 yr 289 days ago
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Can someone help me to correct this paragraph? It is for a friend. Hence, I have a genuine interest in pure group-theoretical questions. Moreover, last...
By kalegero suther
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This article is dedicated to: - A man I met, with most of his body heavily burned, simply because he was a Chinese during the 1998 May Riot in Indonesia...
By Anonymous
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I have a last request for corrections. It is a letter to a prof, he has already access to my whole profile. Thank you again for your valuable time. Dear...
By mozert11
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by John of Aix
3 yr 301 days ago
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it is me again :) dudes. here is the letter: Professor BIGPROF1, I am a prospective student, I have applied to the Ph.D. graduate research program in mathematics...
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Hi, My mother toungue is Polish and I can't grasp the difference between both words since in Polish we have only one word that translates to both aforementioned...
By Village of Doom
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by Mike Stevens
3 yr 303 days ago
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Could you explain some vocabulary that is written in so slang a way that is impossible to catch it, please. Regards, Pawel ( Intro:) Ever blazin',...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Young Sociolinguist
3 yr 304 days ago
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I heard and learnt as well that you British are not really pious any more. Would you agree? Tell me more about it. It is a piece of knowledge I cannot...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Young Sociolinguist
3 yr 307 days ago
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Hello, as you could see some time ago, I'm looking for British people who would be so kind as to fill in a questionnaire about British English. I'm...
By Young Sociolinguist
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by Pedt
3 yr 310 days ago
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I note on usenet that there are two conventions about the positioning of punctuation ? ! : and ; The a majority post "is this correct?" While...
By Dave Fawthrop
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by ADPUF
3 yr 311 days ago
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What's the difference between the two ? Btw, I wish you a happy new year.
By Isabelle Hamey
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by Peter Duncanson
3 yr 311 days ago
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Could you tell me if there are any names for your motorways and how they have changed over years, please? Regards, Pawel Poland
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Dave Fawthrop
3 yr 318 days ago
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English is not my native-language. So if you could help me :). Here it is (it is a statement of purpose for graduate admission to a bigUNIV): Statement...
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I watched the trailers for Balderdash and Piffle (Mondays 21:00 to 21:50) and was very doubtful about if it would be worth watching What they are doing...
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alt.usage.english has failed so far to answer it, that is why I dare to bother you. Please, help me. We can say Such a beautifiul house Such beautiful...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Einde O'Callaghan
3 yr 325 days ago
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Hi every body! My name is pauline, I'm 18 and I love the 7th art: the cinema. My favorite film or may be the film which are changed my life is "You've...
By Anonymous
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by Blue Wind
3 yr 325 days ago
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Dear great masters A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found that these systems...
By Anonymous
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by Molly Mockford
3 yr 325 days ago
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At explained The particle at appears to be the goal or objective of opportunists who attempt to take advantage whenever possible. Some verbs show an endeavour...
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by kvinchuca
3 yr 329 days ago
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Is there any differenc when you use one of those prepositions? Pawel
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How come it is in use? Do you use it in spoken discourse or only in written ->>- Regards, Pawel
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by Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
3 yr 332 days ago
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To all and sundry, mondry, tuesdry and wednesdry - a Happy Christmas! To all lovers of buns and rolls - ... To all owners of small dogs - a yappy Christmas...
By Pawe³ Piotr Stawski
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by Pawel Piotr Stawski
3 yr 332 days ago
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