Discussion Groups / English Usage / October 2008

Many thanks indeed for the advice and help received, I hope I can do
somethings in return. It may happen.
The photographic pictures of these two experiments provide vivid
examples for this fact.

Please, I need to know if the following sentences are correctly in
terms of grammar structure:
"An AAA is a computational model of YYY inspired in the structure and
functioning of the machine WWW. It is the most common form of the

Would you know the adjective "quinchy?"
I only found:
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quinchy (noun) :

http://www.talkingpets.org/?mid=28334055
Cop a listen! :-D
In England, we sort of pronounce it, 'Norf**k', lol!
Nick

What would the "yocky-dock" be?
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Cox was the handyman, an old wino in a slap-happy painter's cap that
looked like an Italian officer's lid. He sent him scouting along the

I've read the following two sentences in an article:
Customer and Participating Banks to contract as principal to
principal.  All trades in investments and other financial products
through or by means of ‘XXX’’s services or systems shall be effected

Lookup request:
Could anyone with access to the OED let me know what it says about the
etymology of "God"?
Someone in another NG has been posting a series of articles on the theme of

Would you know which opera is this, if any?
Tried some searches, no real hits.
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On a Saturday afternoon I was taking a break at Marie's. She had the

Wouldn't you expect a "to" or "with" before "did?"
I understand the quotation can be read as "the way Napoleon carried
along his brothers," still ..
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Do you recognize "dug-up" as used in:
"That's why you look so dug-up lately?"
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[Simon's castigating his brother Augie, for being involved with too many

What would be your reading of "puffing" here?
Would it be the air-conditioning?
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[Simon, Augie's brother, is engaged into reach money]

Isn't
"we came to the proud class of the hotel"
a bit strange here?
I mean, one normally "comes" to a hotel proper.

Mizzou.  You just can't do it.

I think we were discussing the difference between hobos, tramps and
bums.  Dilbert doesn't know either:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-08-19/

"In two-armed fact," do you think "two-armed" is to suggest the
marriage, holding hands?
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[Augie's criticized by hi brother, Simon.]