Discussion Groups / English Usage / July 2008

I'm looking for a delicate term.
When you eat too much chocolate, then whip cream then ice cream you
feel...nauseous? Almost, but not quite.
Though you don't feel like vomiting, you still experience some

Some here enjoy periodically talking about animals
around and in our homes. I know Jitze and Skitt
will enjoy this with their being photo buffs.
Year, year and a half back, I shared photos and stories

Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand
times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups
changes: Why are you here?
I am here:

On enquiring whether Husband was ready to set out on a shopping trip, I
was informed that yes, he was "loaded for bear". I was reassured (it is
as well to be prepared for any eventuality these days although
encountering bear in Staples, our destination, would be fairly unusual)

Earthquakes remain a concern for people living in many places,
including my home in Southern California. This awareness, and fear of
sudden shaking and buildings falling, enters into many conversations.
I recently read a wonderful term and vocabulary word: lifequake. What

"Consider that some People hardly know
The Way the WHEEL OF FORTUNE Game Rules go:
   For one Contestant asked to buy a Vowel --
A *W,* a *ZERO,* and an *O!*"

Is there a specific word that means "the deliberate use of poor
grammar to convey humor or irony"?
Examples:
Ain't no way that's gonna happen.

Could someone tell me which of the following is correct usage, and why:
We teachers are a hard-working, dedicated group...
Us teachers are a hard-working, dedicated group...
TIA

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Hi
An "Oberst" is a Colonel, a "Leutnant" is a Lieutenant.  But what is
the British equvalent of a "Oberst-Leutnant"?
Someone out here knows?

Two members of my family both teach college English and disagree about
using "hopefully" to modify a whole sentence -- in the subject of this
post, for example!
My husband says there's nothing wrong with it.  My cousin says Strunk

I've been trying for ages to post this but I can't find a way of getting it
accepted in the 'real measure' thread. I hope you'll accept a repsonse in a
new thread. Apologies
tony cooper wrote:

There were no reports, thankfully, of any injuries.
It's not just hopefully anymore.
If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM  :-)

Tonight I was trying to tell a friend about a spate of jokes which
followed something, or maybe a slew of jokes, and I ended up telling
him about a slut of jokes.
If you are inclined to email me

Hi, I sometimes find the expression  'the real measure of somethig',
but I cannot figure out what it really means.  Would someone kindly
paraphrase the following sentence?
The real measure of Starbuck's success is that it has helped turn