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Pronunciation and puns
In 'Last Word' on Friday, the surname 'H...

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jackaranda

3 Minutes Ago

Attorneys General or Attorney Generals.
All hail to the New Scientist on getting...

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cresby

9 Minutes Ago

Word of the year
I see 'unfriend' is the word of the year...

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Caro

53 Minutes Ago

''I'm sorry you feel that way...''
Whosoever among you, my fellow bretheren...

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armouredinnerjacket

1 Hour Ago

Kids nowadays. A telling example.
Last week, as I was driving home from wo...

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flibbygibby

13 Hours Ago

Me and John will go
Somehow I managed to get embroiled not o...

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DavidCrosbie

15 Hours Ago

Nouns from verbal phrases
It is commonplace (though still interest...

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Caro

16 Hours Ago

Why use one word...
when two will do!Apparently our new EU r...

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The_Ferryman

16 Hours Ago

Apostrophes - The road signs chap.
This chap who is going round adding apos...

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ArmitageShanks

21 Hours Ago

"Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs...
I know that this phrase is used to expre...

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rainbowAlison

22 Hours Ago

Authoritative on-line dictionaries with ...
I've just noticed that the verb 'misattr...

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angusrod

Yesterday

animals as verbs
Hmmm..sems to be disproportionately weig...

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1eriugenus

Yesterday

The football manager pronounces his name...
but when I was at grammar school in the ...

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Wilsobad

Yesterday

Is this clear?
Heard on Today.Martin Johnson will annou...

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fairyelephant

2 Days Ago

Kate Fox on accents
I hadn't come across her before, but I l...

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JeanHartrick

2 Days Ago

Smirting
I read in the paper the other day about ...

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helen*

2 Days Ago

Word of Mouth
Any reason for using the Spanish nationa...

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Nogramdjm

3 Days Ago

English language is multi-versatile.
The following dialogue makes perfect sen...

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Mr. Honest

3 Days Ago

To the Messageboard programmer
I should like to advise the Webteam that...

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ArmitageShanks

4 Days Ago

The bee's knees....
Why the bee's knees? Where did this sayi...

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norty

4 Days Ago

A losing battle!
I accept that I, and those who agree wit...

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fairyelephant

4 Days Ago

is Lemon Juice cooking?
Jamie Oliver (bless him, he means well) ...

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Mr_Red

4 Days Ago

Vanishing negatives and escape hatches
As used by mediums and clarevoyants (& d...

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cresby

5 Days Ago

Have we discussed this one before?
A TV advertisement for a High Street ret...

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Preacher

5 Days Ago

Either/too
The radio this morning has an American t...

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Caro

6 Days Ago

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