chrisbolton20
Joined: July 1, 2010 (email not validated)
Number of comments posted: 21
Number of votes received: 9
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Recent Comments
on: How to use floccinaucinihilipilification
I don't think I'd ever use it in conversation, polite or imp...
on: Past tense of “text”
I don't mind the FYI world of electronic communication, but ...
on: Fora vs Forums
Off-topic: regarding AFL/NRL finals, they could get around a...
on: Over exaggeration
I'd say underexaggeration was something along the lines of: ...
on: How do I write out .25% ?
I'd say (nought) point two five percent. "Nought" is probabl...
on: Does “Who knows” need a question mark?
For me it's pretty clear that "Who knows?" needs a question ...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
MICE!!...
on: Right Question For this Answer (about count/rank/order)
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India. What...
on: Stymie and stifle
I'm fairly sure the word "stymie" derives from an obsolete r...
on: “I’m just saying”
Caroline - I agree. "Just saying" seems to be the new "no of...
on: Can every letter be used as a silent letter?
Shaun C: I agree with what you say about "game" and similar...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
For me it's not "ant" or "ont" or "awnt" but "ahnt". I prono...
on: Can every letter be used as a silent letter?
Richie: Yes, silly me, it's just like the J in José - an H-...
on: Computer Keyboard
When I met this symbol in maths it was pronounced "twiddles"...
on: Can every letter be used as a silent letter?
With "acquire" I'd say the C was silent, not the Q. I'm stru...
on: I wonder why?
Hang on, after reading some of those replies, maybe those qu...
on: I wonder why?
I think the issue here is that people see a "question word" ...
on: Steak - correct pronunciation
I've never heard "steak" pronounced anything other than "sta...
on: Word for Showing Off Your MacBook at Cafe — Mac off
"Mac off" - now that's funny. How do you add -ing and -ed t...
on: Past tense of “text”
Interesting reading. We've been texting seriously for ten ye...
November 1, 2012, 2:32pm • 0 vote
on: Medicine or Medication?
Yes people now seem to use "medication", "meds" and "medicin...