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Post by Verbivore on Feb 2, 2024 0:35:50 GMT
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Feb 2, 2024 12:05:15 GMT
It has been changed to "stork".
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 2, 2024 19:04:34 GMT
It has been changed to "stork”. Oh, my! I think that’s the first time the Guardian has acted on a note of mine! (Or perhaps it acted on somebody else’s prompt, even that of an internal subeditor.) Anyhow, the baby-delivering stork has been restored to its rightful place.
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 2, 2024 20:37:47 GMT
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Feb 6, 2024 16:11:46 GMT
Does RASPBERRY have a silent P or a silent B ⁉️🫤
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Post by Dave Miller on Feb 6, 2024 17:25:49 GMT
Does RASPBERRY have a silent P or a silent B ⁉️🫤 Well, I think most people pronounce it as razb(e)rry, with no hint of the P, but a definite trace of the B.
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 6, 2024 19:31:41 GMT
Does RASPBERRY have a silent P or a silent B ⁉️🫤 Well, I think most people pronounce it as razb(e)rry, with no hint of the P, but a definite trace of the B. Same here.
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Post by Twoddle on Feb 7, 2024 10:53:38 GMT
Well, I think most people pronounce it as razb(e)rry, with no hint of the P, but a definite trace of the B. Same here. Ditto.
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 8, 2024 4:45:28 GMT
Do not blow the breeze with electricity!WARNING! Click the link at your own risk – not of being spammed / scammed, but lexically offended.This is an hilarious (or shocking – take your pick!) example of Chinglish instructions (posted on YouTube by BigCliveDotCom). Clive specialises in purchasing, testing, and disassembling junk gadgets from EvilBay and Temu. If you read the first comment (by @elbiggus), you'll see the explanation for the shoddy translation.
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 9, 2024 18:58:41 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 12, 2024 23:00:07 GMT
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Feb 13, 2024 12:29:47 GMT
I just thought I would let folk know that the debate about the English language that I mentioned a little while ago took place on Monday afternoon. As you may recall, I was opposing the motion that the English language was deteriorating. When it came to the vote, everybody, including the proposer (!) Voted that it was not deteriorating, so I "won". ‼️
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Post by Verbivore on Feb 15, 2024 8:51:50 GMT
Nothing rhymes with purplePURFLE PER-ful MEANING: an ornamental border A purfle can be a pretty decoration around the hem of a garment or an inlaid pattern such as one might find around the edge of a violin. Purfle can also serve as a verb meaning ‘to decorate the edge’ of something. 1789 “The flower..when it is blown open, is of a deeper blue colour, having four leaves somewhat long, and as it were purfled about the edges, with a little hairiness.” – E Sibly, Culpeper’s English Physician Yet another nail in the quaintly-decorated coffin of the claim that nothing rhymes with purple. ************* Podcast: Something Rhymes with Purple
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Post by Dave Miller on Feb 15, 2024 10:58:39 GMT
I pulled so hard I was turning purple, But my pull was weak, compared with her pull.
No?
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Feb 16, 2024 1:16:39 GMT
I am afraid I have to disagree with the idea that "purfle" rhymes with "purple". At best, it is a semi-rhyme but there are other semi-rhymes such as "serval" and "herbal". Obviously, I accept that "purfle" begins with the letter P but it is the ending vowel sounds which are important for a rhyme. I think "durable" and "notable" and other ABLE words might also qualify as semi-rhymes. Not withstanding, "purfle" is a new word for me so thank you for that.
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