After it was filled and sealed , a label was affixed to the container. I personally thought that you (af)fi x something to something else, not on . I could be mistaken, but it only seems logical to use the same preposition as with, e.g. - I fixed

I doubt it. What you've got here is a reanalysis ... suffix. This is the same process that produced "-burger", "-dog", I consider those two different because those are food items. "Burger" and "dog" can

I don't follow. Are you implying that "of England" is ... a prepositional phrase rather than a form of a noun. Kirsh, isn't, at some point, the distinction between the two an arbitrary one? Why not consider "of

Raymond S. Wise wrote on 31 May 2004: szozu wrote on 31 May 2004: Oh, my goodness. Now ... the normal evolutionary changes to which all languages are subject. "English is being dumbed down" is essentially an empty phrase, on the order of

"Jitze Couperus" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag It's Georgian. See http://www.armazi.com/georgian/ Aha - Thank you! Specifically the PDF file at http://www.armazi.demon.co.uk/georgian/files/georgian alphabet.pdf tells all.

When a dictionary shows hyphenation in the headword, it is using typographical conventions about how such a word might be ... match the phonetic division. In the case of "hyphenation," you are probably wrong. The pronunciation is /,haI

(quoting Mister Jefferson) We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men ... shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Sure, but what about *Black* Men, Mister Jefferson? Oops, now I've gone and wook up Kirsh! You

I do, but I can't speak for the rest. Do ... probably call it a myth, but most people accept it. (A little late, I know) I don't know why most people accept it. The log book in question has the ... already. What was notable about this case

"Pull the other one" means that I'm saying that you ... "it's got bells on it" was a Morris Dancer reference. I guess I'm going to flaunt my ignorence now, but who or what is a Morris Dancer? Some people might

Is there any concise name for words that are nouns ... not always? There are about 100 such words in English. You don't happen to have a nice neat list of them, do you? Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor. absent abstract accent addict