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773-1: Feedback, notes and comments

standing pie several readers noted that stand pie is known in northern england. nick munton wrote: the term is still in use here in leeds, although perhaps less so now. a stand pie is a large pork pie, one that would be shared between a number of people. ‘order your stand pie for christmas' certainly used to be a common sign in butchers' windows be... (1 天前)

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773-2: Weird Words: Halt

halt in the expression the halt and the lame is a different word to the one meaning to stop and has long been obsolete except in this one usage (the oxford english dictionary described it as archaic a century ago and it has become even more obscure since).if asked, i'd guess most people would plump for a biblical origin for the expression. it turns out ... (1 天前)

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773-3: Turns of Phrase: Human safari

in human safaris, parties of tourists are taken to isolated tribal communities for intrusive and sometimes salacious entertainment. the practice is far from new but the term has become widely known this year as a result of an investigation by gethin chamberlain for the observer, a british sunday newspaper.the communities concerned are on the andaman and... (1 天前)

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773-4: Questions and Answers: Putter or potter

[q] from leslie stephens in france: watching the movie of carousel recently, we heard (during the song about the clam-bake) that we weren't in a mood to putter. was this word merely concocted to rhyme with butter or is it a recognised us expression?[a] it is a well-known north american expression. it's also common in other parts of the english-speaking ... (1 天前)

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773-5: Sic!

• on 7 february robyn ramm found a report on the iheartradio website about a fire: eight people were all sleeping inside when unattended food on the kitchen stove spread to the cabinets and then the attic.• my area, in common with much of britain, has had some cold weather recently. john gray tells us the gloucestershire citizen reported on 5 ... (1 天前)

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773-6: Copyright and contact details

world wide words is copyright michael quinion 2012. all rights reserved. you may reproduce this e-magazine in whole or part in free newsletters, newsgroups or mailing lists online provided that you include the copyright notice above. you need the prior permission of the author to reproduce any part of it on web sites or in printed publications. you don't... (1 天前)

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772-1: Feedback, notes and comments

macmillan competition we came third. the english club was second. the winner was wordsmith, the home of anu garg's a word a day, which came romping up from behind at the last minute. but then his daily e-mail newsletter has rather more than a million subscribers, which makes world wide words's 50,000 readers look paltry. i'm delighted he has won: he dese... (8 天前)

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