Spotted this in a local bookshop, and just had to buy it! The title was inspired by Tony Abbott's mangling of a common saying... (I think he meant "repository".)
It's a lot more fun & more readable than the "bible" of journos, Fowler's Modern English Usage.
Words...
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Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: Words...
No repository required.
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: Words...
I think 'pedantry' (peds, pedals, feet, walking, mobile) should be the opposite of 'sedentary' ( immobile,sitting, seated)
That would be much more better
That would be much more better
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Was cogitating while on the ride-on this morning...
If you can’t PREvent something going wrong, but can fix it afterwards, do you POSTvent it?
And if someone says to you, “I told you so!” are they a POSTcursor to the event?
What if you miss an appointment and re-book it, is that POSTarranged?
Ah, I got a million of ‘em, folks... don’t stop me now!
If you can’t PREvent something going wrong, but can fix it afterwards, do you POSTvent it?
And if someone says to you, “I told you so!” are they a POSTcursor to the event?
What if you miss an appointment and re-book it, is that POSTarranged?
Ah, I got a million of ‘em, folks... don’t stop me now!
Regards & God bless,
Ray
--
"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
--
"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields