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OED Has Another Thing Coming
The latest round of draft entries for the New Edition of the OED has been released...
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For My Wife And I
Still musing about this pronoun question, I ran some searches with some surprising...
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Gershwin Says "Ersters" And I Say Baloney
While watching "Shall We Dance?" (1937) last evening, I noticed that the character...
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Sidney As A Female Name
I've just been reading "A suitable vengeance" by Elizabeth George, and have found...
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Why Is "Oriental" Politically Incorrect...
A friend admonished me a few weeks ago when I totally innocently referred to her...
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How Do You Really Pronounce Macabre?
In American English, how should we really pronounce "macabre?" A friend insists...
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German Letter In The English Language...
Hi, a friend told me that in earlier times, the English Language had the Letter ...
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Who Can Help Me For My English Name?
well, i am a chinese guy, my name in chinese is: Guo Linlin. Guo is my family name...
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Already Will Have + Past Participle ...
Hi. What is the subtlety of "He already will have left by now" in the following...
- 25 HSS
How To Get Respondents?
Hello, as you could see some time ago, I'm looking for British people who would be...
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'I Speak Good English' Or 'I Speak English...
A Sunday pub lunch disagreement needs resolving. A friend stated that 'I speak good...
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Brinkley's Beat--And Who Are Some Of The...
I am almost 3/4th the way though 'Brinkley's Beat'. The man is a damn good writter...
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Cozenry?
Sorry if this is the wrong group. In reading Stephen King's new book, "Dark Tower...
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Here Vs. The Real World...
It's weird - the thing about online relationships vs. flesh-and-blood relationships...
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Hit Your Head?
You would say, "I hit my head against the ceiling." 1) Someone might ask you "What...
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Best Chick-Chick Friend Movie You Ever...
The only one I can think of that I REALLY liked was Bagdad Cafe. Things like the...
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Adam Baldwin Comes Out
I just found this post over in rat. Seems the world is getting more unpredictable...
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Right, Left Or Center?
Back in the 1970s, I bought stock in a company called KinderCare, which ran a chain...
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European Vs. American (C.V. Vs. Resume...
I was in Germany recently and a friend gave me a C.V. to take home (he was looking...
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Sopranos -- The End
Bloodbath on 'The Sopranos' Monday, June 04, 2007 By Roger Friedman AP Tony Soprano...
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