Cmon, be patient. It's a new word. On this side we day "mail" a letter, but don't those on the other side say "post"? If the Post Office loses our letter, we remail it. Wouldn't a Brit repost it? And if so, then the

No. The tie bar affixed the tie to the shirt ... had a clipping action. See: http://www.io.com/~esmee/jewelry/970634.jpg for a tie bar. Oh yes. Not the thing to wear. When he was in high school, my son decided to go to some dance and sport a

No. The tie bar affixed the tie to the shirt front. The collar pin was the one that went through the round holes in the shirt collar, but there was one style that had a clipping action. See: http://www.io.com/~esmee/jewelry/970634.jpg for a tie

What's tie tack? Tie bars or tie clips (they're the ... wear them, but it was meant to be ironically retro. By "tie bars" I assumed Coop was referring to the article either inserted through holes in the collar, under the ... knot

I didn't challenge. You stated that you think there is a separate number on the engine block and implied that the VIN is a permanent number for the chassis (only). I wouldn't consider "I think.." to be a challenge, but if you

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.

Thus, in Germany, priests are not supposed to do the ... would be to give the same authority to all religions. I'm not quite sure I follow you. In the US, the couple is required to obtain a license to marry ... wedding *has* been authorized by