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| Common Errors in English Usage 2009 daily calendar available | 02 Oct 2008 21:26 GMT | 4 |
The fourth annual daily calendar based on my Web site, "Common Errors
in English" is now available, with lots of new cartoons. It is
ublished by the little Oregon firm of William, James & Co. It's at
most Barnes & Noble stores, available from Amazon at
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| Word meaning "death by fire" | 02 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT | 10 |
Other than immolation... Is there one? I've asked a few of my
friends, all of whom are avid readers who read 1-2 books every day.
All of them say, "I think so, but I just can't think of it. It's in
the back of my mind". I keep thinking it starts with either an "ex-"
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| If I'm out in Northampton .... | 02 Oct 2008 16:46 GMT | 37 |
I feel that "out" in
"if I'm out in Northampton"
emphasizes being out of the own home at a distance, in comparison with
the plain:
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| 2009 Common Errors in English Usage daily calendar now available | 02 Oct 2008 15:49 GMT | 1 |
The fourth annual daily calendar based on my Web site, "Common Errors
in English" is now available, with lots of new cartoons. It is
ublished by the little Oregon firm of William, James & Co. It's at
most Barnes & Noble stores, available from Amazon at
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| Swell | 02 Oct 2008 13:17 GMT | 4 |
Does anybody know the origins of this American slang term? It means "good,
great, etc." How would anybody get that out of "swell?"
Could it be an offshoot of "so well" that was truncated into "s'well?"
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| Northern Utah Prestige Standard English | 02 Oct 2008 12:23 GMT | 1 |
I've recently had occasion in another forum to mention my earlier
facetious advocacy of Northern Utah English as a prestige standard
English. In Googling to see what I said about it earlier, I came
across the following remarks (in http://tinyurl.com/5xxuca *) that I
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| Oh brother! Not again... | 02 Oct 2008 01:46 GMT | 38 |
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| British Naval Nomenclature. | 01 Oct 2008 21:34 GMT | 6 |
A recent report stated that the Royal Navy had 41 admirals, more than
they had warships. Can British experts tell me if Commodores count as
Admirals?
The US Navy has given up the title since officers felt that Rear Admiral
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| with and without "while" | 01 Oct 2008 16:40 GMT | 5 |
Hello,guys out there! I'd like to entreat a favor form you. I don't
know if, on the meaning level ,there is any subtle differences between
the two sentences below:
He fell asleep listening to the radio.
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| To the back forty? | 01 Oct 2008 14:46 GMT | 28 |
"The back forty?"
what would that be?
"Highway 40 passing at the back of the house?"
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| What does "the old oympus" mean here? | 01 Oct 2008 14:22 GMT | 1 |
"Through absorption in Brahms-who of course wrote no "Beethoven's
Tenth Symphony" nor,
unfortunately, the finale of the Ninth, which he-potentiâ-would have
been able to do to the greater
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| British student gets credit for expletive on exam | 01 Oct 2008 12:23 GMT | 1 |
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22British+student+gets+credit+for+expletiv
e+on+exam%22
"gave the student... two points out of a possible 27
27? Where did they pluck that number from?
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| eisle | 01 Oct 2008 03:07 GMT | 5 |
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