LeicesterLad wrote: Interesting - the auto editor has blanked out Dick's surname, but not his first name! so we - on a language discussion board, no less - can discuss penises and arseholes (metaphorically, as in 'he's a dick!'), but not

I know most people say whisky/whiskey apart from us down here saying 'Scotch on the rocks'! och no, heaven's forbid, whit wuid we want to be pollutin' oor uisge beatha with ice for, now! Would you agree with the rest of what I said though?

Nona The Brit wrote: A Scot (noun) is Scottish (adj) and they drink Scotch (whisky!). No ok, Scotch gets used as an adj sometimes but not really for people I think. I'm not Scottish though so I'm not 100% sure. i don't think you'll find many

very interesting, MrP, thanks. sam

possibles: 4 - of 6 - themselves 7 - number 9 - for 10 - yet/but 12 - and/upon 13 - little/scant/no 15 - longer? the trouble lies in guessing what the original writer meant. it's register salad too. sam

sorry if my question wasn't clear. the advice was When used as the subject, use "I," whether you have another person as part of the subject or not. i wondered why? sam

Grammar Geek wrote: When used as the subject, use "I," whether you have another person as part of the subject or not. why? sam

i do not know. sam

sorry, but i don't think you'll find a neat notional definition. there are clues for distinguishing them though. their intonation, for one. in 'a prosecutor in boston' the stress is on 'prosecutor', the head. in 'prisoner of war' the

(1) Switzerland lies between/*among France , Germany, Austria and Italy. 'among' is not possible. i would interpret 'among' here as meaning that switzerland is part of france, germany, austria and italy - a patent absurdity. when there