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- well done the by Separated by a Common Language on Nov 6, 2009
Often these days my blogging consists of answering queries from readers wondering about this or that thing they've heard or read. I'm going to turn that on its head and ask you about something. It's this little type of exclamation:In each Festiva...
- well done the by Separated by a Common Language on Nov 6, 2009
Often these days my blogging consists of answering queries from readers wondering about this or that thing they've heard or read. I'm going to turn that on its head and ask you about something. It's this little type of exclamation:In each Festiva...
- ...and one to grow on by Separated by a Common Language on Oct 6, 2008
RWMG, in wishing me a Happy Lynneukah, asked:Any differences between UK and US birthdays you want to let us in on?Funnily enough, a difference came up in Max's list of Americanisms from Anne Tyler's Back when we were grownups: Biddy was using th
- be/have nothing to do with by Separated by a Common Language on Sep 1, 2008
Reader Tim wrote recently to ask:I noticed the phrase "are nothing to do with" in David Crystal's The Fight for English (p168) and it seemed peculiarly British to me. I would have used "have nothing to do with" instead. Google b
