Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006

In BrE, does this "the man who calls for" mean "the man who answers the
name of/whose name is?"
Is it still in current usage?
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My NOAD (2d ed) lists two plural forms for "shauri," the first one
just adding an /s/ to the singular form and the second one having an
/e/ ("shauries"), with notes that (a) the latter form is East
African,  and (b) the base term is from "Kiswhaili."  OED2

present and invsibly paced
Protaganist
highly the too possible cruel sensation of anticipation, Hides
when patient loses hope

As ususal, I ask for your help whenever I come up with a problem. Here
is the sentence that I am not sure of its usage. Please give me your
valuable opinions. Thanks in advance.
Mark Twain once remarked that "The best way to cheer yourself is try to

I noticed a BBC headline that says "Jackson agrees Halo movie delay"
(at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6105688.stm).
Is this correct? Should it have been "Jackson agrees to Halo movie
delay"?

Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
"We'll jack this school lark in"?
The complete sentence, if it helps, is:
"Don't worry, we'll have the last laugh of this lot, and Him up there. We'll

The question came up recently of how "evangelical" is actually
defined, with respect to generalizations about U.S. religious
affiliation.  I mentioned that political pollsters often ask about
this, as "evangelicals" are often considered to be the core of the

What are the "coops" here?
What I have in the M-W unabridged doesn't quite resonate.
I am quite sure the sentence means "completely full," but ...
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What are, or is, poppers?
I have reached the age where I can empathise with the High Court judge who
asked a witness "Please explain to the court what a mobile is".  I'm not
quite that bad yet, but I'm well on the way.

Do I hear a "sh" in "this year"?
I'm sure I can hear a "tch" in "last year".

1. A Gust of Dust
2. A Wave of Water
3. A Hive's Fill of Honey
4. A Storm of Snow

"there's no need to take a stand"
Tanks and have a good night

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-63711994125288566
An insight into Yorkshire life.
(Google video)

This headline and summary appears on the BBC UK news front page
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/:
(quote)
Detective fired over murder case

'Jelly bellies' memo costs police chief his job
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/01/jelly.belly.ap/index.html
Just a bit more evidence that the PC language police are alive and
well in the USA and still costing the jobs of people who violate