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Peter Percival
, …
henh...@gmail.com
8
Jan 11
knock up
there a
pondian
aspect to the rousing/impregnating meanings? is one mainly USA and 'tother British? > >> > >> As far as I can tell, the meaning of waking someone
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knock up
there a
pondian
aspect to the rousing/impregnating meanings? is one mainly USA and 'tother British? > >> > >> As far as I can tell, the meaning of waking someone
Jan 11
Dingbat
, …
S K
9
11/7/23
Cut a cake in two
trans-
pondian
difference. >> Both exist on both sides, and they aren't synonyms. >> > Per my English teachers, the British usage is 'cut into halves'
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Cut a cake in two
trans-
pondian
difference. >> Both exist on both sides, and they aren't synonyms. >> > Per my English teachers, the British usage is 'cut into halves'
11/7/23
occam
, …
Mack A. Damia
929
11/13/23
"Shrinkflation"
' a
pondian
thing? > > Jan > There seems to be (in the UK anyway) a difference between what the motor trade calls them and what the average Joe calls them. My workshop manual
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"Shrinkflation"
' a
pondian
thing? > > Jan > There seems to be (in the UK anyway) a difference between what the motor trade calls them and what the average Joe calls them. My workshop manual
11/13/23
Pamela
, …
Peter T. Daniels
60
9/9/23
"When do you next plan to be in this area?"
> >
Pondian
difference, with "want not to" much more common in BrE than > > > > in AmE and still as common as "want to not" in BrE. > > >
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"When do you next plan to be in this area?"
> >
Pondian
difference, with "want not to" much more common in BrE than > > > > in AmE and still as common as "want to not" in BrE. > > >
9/9/23
Lionel Edwards
, …
Paul Wolff
526
9/16/23
Advertising slogans that have become established.
. Never had a need to wear either. Quite evil of me, I know, but I lumped in Canada, for this purpose. American cultural imperialism and all that. I should have said left-
pondian
. Jan
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Advertising slogans that have become established.
. Never had a need to wear either. Quite evil of me, I know, but I lumped in Canada, for this purpose. American cultural imperialism and all that. I should have said left-
pondian
. Jan
9/16/23
TonyCooper
, …
phil
41
8/16/23
Re: "Your curb", uh
. BIG
pondian
difference. >>> >>> Curb = verb (curtail). >>> >>> Kerb = Hard border between footpath and road. >> >> Which turns
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Re: "Your curb", uh
. BIG
pondian
difference. >>> >>> Curb = verb (curtail). >>> >>> Kerb = Hard border between footpath and road. >> >> Which turns
8/16/23
Ross Clark
, …
Mark Brader
15
6/15/23
Re: Momentarily -- US vs international usage
of a
pondian
difference. > OED's account has the following: > > 1. For a moment; for a very short time, fleetingly. (from 1655) > ... > 4. 4. Chiefly North American
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Re: Momentarily -- US vs international usage
of a
pondian
difference. > OED's account has the following: > > 1. For a moment; for a very short time, fleetingly. (from 1655) > ... > 4. 4. Chiefly North American
6/15/23
TonyCooper
, …
Jerry Friedman
184
4/25/23
Hover
> >
Pondian
differences had begun to develop. >> >> >Here's a familiar brief example, spoken by his son the actor. >> >> >https://www.
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Hover
> >
Pondian
differences had begun to develop. >> >> >Here's a familiar brief example, spoken by his son the actor. >> >> >https://www.
4/25/23
Ruud Harmsen
, …
Phil Carmody
80
4/13/23
Stressing Portuguese
should have its main stress >> on both as a noun and an adjective, but I suppose there may >> also be
Pondian
differences to compound the issue, as often. > >Yep.
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Stressing Portuguese
should have its main stress >> on both as a noun and an adjective, but I suppose there may >> also be
Pondian
differences to compound the issue, as often. > >Yep.
4/13/23
occam
, …
J. J. Lodder
298
4/14/23
Pronunciation of 'Waco'
west-
pondian
varieties, at least >> phonetically (honestly, to my ear, Portuguese Portuguese initially >> sounded closer to a slavic language than it did to Brazillian
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Pronunciation of 'Waco'
west-
pondian
varieties, at least >> phonetically (honestly, to my ear, Portuguese Portuguese initially >> sounded closer to a slavic language than it did to Brazillian
4/14/23
Ross Clark
, …
Dingbat
11
1/16/23
Haberdasher(y)
with a
pondian
> >> split that I had not been aware of: > Mine too. > >> > >> haberdasher, n. > >> 1. (Brit) A dealer in small items used in sewing
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Haberdasher(y)
with a
pondian
> >> split that I had not been aware of: > Mine too. > >> > >> haberdasher, n. > >> 1. (Brit) A dealer in small items used in sewing
1/16/23
henh...@gmail.com
, …
Hibou
57
11/25/22
She had to first complete Step A. -- She did it by first completing Step A.
down to
Pondian
or other differences in >> dialect. There are plenty of American usages that I find 'yucky', >> including split infinitives - usages that snag
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She had to first complete Step A. -- She did it by first completing Step A.
down to
Pondian
or other differences in >> dialect. There are plenty of American usages that I find 'yucky', >> including split infinitives - usages that snag
11/25/22
phil
, …
Sam Plusnet
16
11/17/22
Watching on
this a
pondian
> > >>difference? > > >> > > >It's another symptom of the English preposition proliferation disease. > > >Hey, you
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Watching on
this a
pondian
> > >>difference? > > >> > > >It's another symptom of the English preposition proliferation disease. > > >Hey, you
11/17/22
tonbei
, …
Paul Wolff
24
11/13/22
He's blown.
it be
Pondian
? "Blowing one's cover" has nothing to do with >>>explosions. > >> I don't have the slightest idea why Paul chose to bring in Bunbury
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He's blown.
it be
Pondian
? "Blowing one's cover" has nothing to do with >>>explosions. > >> I don't have the slightest idea why Paul chose to bring in Bunbury
11/13/22
Peter T. Daniels
, …
Jerry Friedman
435
12/19/22
Jeopardy! gaffe
. Purely
Pondian
. British phoneticians decided to take "length" as the most salient characteristic, American ones chose "quality," And it didn't help
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Jeopardy! gaffe
. Purely
Pondian
. British phoneticians decided to take "length" as the most salient characteristic, American ones chose "quality," And it didn't help
12/19/22
Jerry Friedman
, …
vfhuj pfksprj
640
4/12/23
Gorpcore and puffer
Is it
pondian
? >>> >>> For me, "vial" is a technical term that only a chemist would use. I >>> see, though, that Tony has said that for him it is
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Gorpcore and puffer
Is it
pondian
? >>> >>> For me, "vial" is a technical term that only a chemist would use. I >>> see, though, that Tony has said that for him it is
4/12/23
Tony Cooper
, …
Ken Blake
129
11/9/22
Malvertizing
to be
Pondian
. Not dissimilar from BrE "go through" vs. AmE "go in" for entering a building/room. Prepositions/particles are telling. > I try not to stop
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Malvertizing
to be
Pondian
. Not dissimilar from BrE "go through" vs. AmE "go in" for entering a building/room. Prepositions/particles are telling. > I try not to stop
11/9/22
Hibou
, …
Sam Plusnet
291
11/2/22
How to say it without saying it
from your
Pondian
shore, and if >Martin Gardner has a note on it, I don't recall it! I didn't bother to look when I wrote that post, but if I had I've have seen that Gardner
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How to say it without saying it
from your
Pondian
shore, and if >Martin Gardner has a note on it, I don't recall it! I didn't bother to look when I wrote that post, but if I had I've have seen that Gardner
11/2/22
Paul Epstein
, …
GordonD
63
10/17/22
Bizarre definition of "bad language"
cross-
pondian
, or more regional?): >>> In Denmark, unqualified "sugar" is made from beets, whereas >>> the stuff from canes needs qualification
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Bizarre definition of "bad language"
cross-
pondian
, or more regional?): >>> In Denmark, unqualified "sugar" is made from beets, whereas >>> the stuff from canes needs qualification
10/17/22
Hibou
, …
Quinn C
286
10/16/22
The multiplication of 'multiple'
that a
pondian
> >>> thing? > >> > >> Do they actually use it as an adjective? It's usually just a tween > >> expletive -- "Eew!! Gross
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The multiplication of 'multiple'
that a
pondian
> >>> thing? > >> > >> Do they actually use it as an adjective? It's usually just a tween > >> expletive -- "Eew!! Gross
10/16/22
Bertel Lund Hansen
, …
Peter T. Daniels
9
8/28/22
keep (himself) to himself
"He keeps it to himself". It looks
Pondian
. "He keeps himself to himself" seems quite alien. Someone could redo the search with BrE vs. AmE turned on.
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keep (himself) to himself
"He keeps it to himself". It looks
Pondian
. "He keeps himself to himself" seems quite alien. Someone could redo the search with BrE vs. AmE turned on.
8/28/22
Ken Blake
, …
lar3ryca
125
8/15/22
[prodrome] Within five days of the prodrome starting
that's a
Pondian
>>> thing, but it shows why the quibble over the hyphen is silly. >> >> I understand someone being a "smallpox specialist",
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[prodrome] Within five days of the prodrome starting
that's a
Pondian
>>> thing, but it shows why the quibble over the hyphen is silly. >> >> I understand someone being a "smallpox specialist",
8/15/22
lar3ryca
, …
Quinn C
830
7/24/22
The LGBTQ2s+ - When will it stop expanding?
might be
Pondian
. > > [snip] (everyone drives, or has a "State ID" which is just a > > driver's license allowing you to drive no class of vehicle). > >
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The LGBTQ2s+ - When will it stop expanding?
might be
Pondian
. > > [snip] (everyone drives, or has a "State ID" which is just a > > driver's license allowing you to drive no class of vehicle). > >
7/24/22
Peter Moylan
, …
Glenn Knickerbocker
815
7/30/22
Interplanetary flight
to be
Pondian
. > > Maybe, but I don't think so. -- We shall never believe in things (even if this belief is based in a so-called eternity), which can become a means of oppression
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Interplanetary flight
to be
Pondian
. > > Maybe, but I don't think so. -- We shall never believe in things (even if this belief is based in a so-called eternity), which can become a means of oppression
7/30/22
Bertel Lund Hansen
, …
Dingbat
557
5/4/22
Pronunciation of "species"
left-
pondian
(as in eg Tunisia). Rather the opposite, the "see" one is unusual in the UK, if I can trust the dictionaries. > It has reminded me that it's been at least
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Pronunciation of "species"
left-
pondian
(as in eg Tunisia). Rather the opposite, the "see" one is unusual in the UK, if I can trust the dictionaries. > It has reminded me that it's been at least
5/4/22
arthurvv vart
, …
Ken Blake
51
4/7/22
saved myself
right-
pondian
answer. >>>>> This left-
pondian
would consider the first three unidomatic. >>>> For your supplies: >>>> iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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saved myself
right-
pondian
answer. >>>>> This left-
pondian
would consider the first three unidomatic. >>>> For your supplies: >>>> iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
4/7/22
Pamela
, …
bruce bowser
215
4/13/22
"Spices" and "herbs"
an East
Pondian
Up Here, despite his western origins. (For values of west that seem to be east of me.) /dps -- "First thing in the morning, before I have coffee, I read the obits, If
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"Spices" and "herbs"
an East
Pondian
Up Here, despite his western origins. (For values of west that seem to be east of me.) /dps -- "First thing in the morning, before I have coffee, I read the obits, If
4/13/22
Peter Moylan
, …
Ken Blake
330
4/1/22
Re: canter or lope
trabs-
pondian
bias involved, I see you're trying to stay with the subject (German Trab = trot). Now how can we get to Tölt most naturally ... -- The country has its quota of fools and
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Re: canter or lope
trabs-
pondian
bias involved, I see you're trying to stay with the subject (German Trab = trot). Now how can we get to Tölt most naturally ... -- The country has its quota of fools and
4/1/22
knuttle
, …
lar3ryca
39
2/27/22
tranche vs level
left-
pondian
usage. > ?? Is the label "USian" causing a problem? Just in case you are not joking... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_press > > > --
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tranche vs level
left-
pondian
usage. > ?? Is the label "USian" causing a problem? Just in case you are not joking... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_press > > > --
2/27/22
J. J. Lodder
, …
Steve Hayes
65
2/26/22
Skipping?
error. Perhaps, but I quoted from the original. I don't think it is right to correct an author's spelling while quoting him. BTW, he is British. Perhaps a
pondian
thing? Jan
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Skipping?
error. Perhaps, but I quoted from the original. I don't think it is right to correct an author's spelling while quoting him. BTW, he is British. Perhaps a
pondian
thing? Jan
2/26/22