speedwell2
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Taking the Name, in vain or in earnest
Thought of one. I’m aware that there is an area of controve...
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on: The Reality
Try this thread: http://www.painintheenglish.com/post.asp?id...
on: Who’s this Joe?
Right the first time. It means "the average person." Y...
on: 114
It's American slang, but I think it started with the generat...
on: 114
Just by contrast, some cases in which you MIGHT hear "four e...
on: 114
Since it's a telephone number, you say it by "spelling out" ...
on: S
Goossun, that's fairly common. Hungarian does it so oft...
on: Term
I think the word "single" is most frequently used in scholar...
on: S
Also interesting: We always say "a U-turn." U is a vowel, b...
on: S
Kiseun, that's too simplistic... Here at work we have a t...
on: Stress pattern in the word ‘totalitarian’
Reconceptualization? Perhaps... although I prnounce it as a...
on: Stress pattern in the word ‘totalitarian’
http://www.univ-pau.fr/ANGLAIS/phon2/ProjetPhon2/PB/Stressan...
on: Stress pattern in the word ‘totalitarian’
I can't think what three syllables you are major stressing. ...
on: The Reality
Remember when writers used to capitalize the names of abstra...
on: Is it A or An?
MS, in Australia you don't pronounce the initial H in hotel ...
on: Letter A
OK, it's exactly the same problem as whether you refer to "m...
on: a shit
My two cents worth: There are at least two forms of the w...
on: The Old IS or ARE
besides, Ali forgot to place the comma after "dipshit."...
on: War in/on/with Iraq
it's "the war against iraq," for crissakes....
on: A Jew and Jews
OK, I happen to be a Jew and an atheist. That makes me a Je...
on: Either Is or Am
My vote's mainly with carrie and Pigpen. Here we have a cons...
on: Who reads thrillers?
MS: No need to be redundant ;)...
on: Sheep, Fish, and Cattle
Teresa is always right :)...
on: Friends
Yeah, you're right. Sounds better that way. "Let's you and ...
on: Advanced vs. Advance
In the case of the Game Boy, I have to put in my two cents w...
on: 00′s
'80s is correct. You don't write 80's because the 's is not...
on: There is no such a thing as...
hey Tensor! a fan says hello... You CAN say, "there isn'...
on: More than a pain in the English!
Yeah, I saw that website too, Z. AFTER I tried my best t...
on: -
I gave up proofreading when I stopped getting paid for it......
on: -
There are three types of "line thingies" you can use for var...
on: “...”
OK, so much for the goody-two-shoes rules.... Online, it's e...
on: “...”
It's called an "ellipsis" (plural: "ellipses"), and it's use...
on: Identical
OK, disregard all that as I did not really answer the questi...
on: Identical
OK, back. Relevant examples: Was: "...the vertical dis...
on: Identical
Feelings, wo, wo wo, Feelings.... Compare: "The plots ...
on: Pet Peeves
Most dictionaries define "peeve" as an "annoyance." "Pet" w...
on: Question about these things: { }
Hmmm. I think "wavy brackets" is the Southern U.S. vernacula...
on: Was it like that or Were you just joking?
Same in what sense? Are we ever exactly the same from one mo...
on: A lot of water
Don't forget that the construction "There is too much water ...
on: Past / Present
Blend, if we could so easily refer to "any grammar reference...
on: Was it like that or Were you just joking?
Borderline shmorderline... :) This is a perfectly straighfor...
on: Have/halve
Blend is correct in that pronunciation varies from country t...
on: Have/halve
it would if there WAS an "L" sound in "halving," which there...
on: More than a pain in the English!
Then there's this I just found: http://rec-puzzles.org/new/s...
on: More than a pain in the English!
lessee.... the ones that spring right out at me are aphorism...
on: Colon and Semi Colon
Why does it do that??!?! The information given above as "co...
on: Colon and Semi Colon
I can't improve upon the clear advice given here: http://www...
on: Any reference?
A quick/general reference on pronunciation is here: http://w...
on: Thread or threads?
The singular form (ex. "thread") is generally preferred but ...
on: Have/halve
Longer in duration, I think the previous poster meant. I ha...
on: un/ir
...blows up laughing at the mere thought of anyone trying to...
on: Weird name
Remembered this question last night as I was reading the sci...
on: Weird name
I know of two definitions for the word. Maybe one will ring...
on: Pronounciation of TH+S
I've never heard anything but the ess sound rather than the ...
on: It was the coup de’grace of et all!...or was it?
blech. "decisive." Darn it, I win spelling bees all over t...
on: It was the coup de’grace of et all!...or was it?
jenga, try: "coup de grace" and "et al" or "et al." (wi...
on: Gerund and Present Participle
"Of," not "if."...
on: Gerund and Present Participle
Well, the gerund is a noun made out of the present participl...
on: Writer or Author
Guriko, here's how my ear and experience lead me to answer: ...
on: Plural usage
Sarah, I assume your document contrasts "releasee," the ...
on: List Punctuation
Adam, thanks; don't know HOW I missed that one. Digihippy...
on: Is it A or An?
He's simply hung up on the spelling. Fix your customer's cog...
on: “Proper” Diction?
And what would be wrong with "My watch is slow?"...
on: Bathroom
Upon further reflection, I realized that the real question b...
on: People(s)
Not that the Chinese were notable pyramid builders or anythi...
on: People(s)
I hope I'm understanding your question properly. After ex...
on: Double/Single Quotation Marks
Overlooked something.... The use of "security" above is a...
on: Is it A or An?
Jesus, are you kidding? I thought that pronuciation went out...
on: Double/Single Quotation Marks
Use single and/or double quotes when (in descending order of...
on: Sister Company
Capitalism originated in the Renaissance. The very first co...
on: Email
"email" is French for "enamel." Use "e-mail."...
on: Friends
"Let's be friends" is a quite proper shortening of "Let's yo...
on: “Proper” Diction?
The Chicago Manual of Style, while quirky in spots, is the r...
on: Bathroom
You're right to catch this. Contrast: Man/lady man's/la...
on: Already or all ready?
Contrast: Are we there already? Are the kids all ready...
on: Ann Brashares
The cat's doing what's called "milk treading." Kittens do i...
April 23, 2004, 8:13am • 0 vote
on: 114
Joe, it's the United States standard phone number you dial t...