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Neologism of the week from loiswakeman 488 days old
"well, it's anecdotage" - Greg Campbell of Mishcon de Reya, interviewed on Working Lunch today He was being asked if there was any evidence that the ...
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Extol and exhort from loiswakeman 607 days old
First in a series of words that often get mistaken. Heard on The Food Programme (Radio 4) yesterday: "We are being extolled to sprinkle salt on our ...
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Miners' canaries ousted by parrots? from loiswakeman 639 days old
"They fell in love as he was talking about all the miners' diseases he wants to cure - psitticosis [sic] and things" - Lucy Fleming discussing the ...
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When did public become private? from loiswakeman 899 days old
[ ... ] the BBC (which I imagine has an office of approved words to go along with the pronunciation bureau). Especially now that education is in the ...
