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DOWNPLAYED!

17 MaizieD

Word of the day

6 BlackeyedSusan

Estate Agent's language

31 Judthepud2

Plural of roof

17 Welshwife

grammar question

292 nigglynellie

How big of a problem............

11 sara4

passed away

131 Gerente

Just wondering

87 Joan

Offendees

112 Elegran

I've just had an email from M&S

8 ninathenana

spelling

3 ninathenana

Someone...

10 janerowena

Words that have changed their meanings

24 trisher

So fun

70 merlotgran

Pence

38 Ana

Grammar

33 Bellanonna

Plural of still-life

52 petallus

Transatlantic political language

15 Ana

'z' or 's' - I'm confused or confuzed!

34 pompa

How many is a few?

30 PRINTMISS

So

12 fluttERBY123

Another annoying advert at the top of the page

10 MamaCaz

An Announcement

15 janerowena

Unctuous

16 loopylou

Whence

15 Nelliemoser

A new word!

11 Anya

Heard on TV this week

26 Wheniwasyourage

Conshumer?

75 Falconbird

One can't 'respect' information

28 durhamjen

Plurals (fun quiz)

34 mrshat

A 'Must' for pedants?

16 Eloethan

"Superstition, convention and pedantry", a discussion

3 Penstemmon

Correcting grammar on Wiki

11 purplehairstreak

Mumf.....!

28 Flowerofthewest

"Like" instead of "as if"

5 janeainsworth

When is a poem a poem?

44 Falconbird

"It's the Thing that counts..."

189 soop

On FB this morning ....

8 Anya

Persil advert

11 ninathenana

What is the difference between

24 Gracesgran

When did…

4 ninathenana

accompliment / accompaniment?

7 Elegran

it turned out good / well

38 crun

Weather forecasters

23 loopylou

Steven Pinker on "literally" ; and some other linguistic things...

10 crun

Cookers/ovens

28 Falconbird

Similar word confusion

26 crun

Pedants, remember

2 Grannyknot

bad writting (sic)

77 MamaCaz

Why use one word when sixteen will do?

11 grumppa