Recent content by malaprop

I see you have noticed Equidae!! I hoped someone would as I did it on purpose and found it amusing too. Perhaps some will have noted that others too have noticed that particular malapropism. I was referred to this site by Googling.! Another commentator I spotted on this website could not...

//= Is commonly accepted by those of us who want to save space. OK? The Bard of Avon was able to attend grammar school until his Pa ran out of funds unlike both you and I. . Prithee sire,thou understandeth not. We are privileged so we should take advantage and LEARN that our lingo does have...

Criso: I do agree. It is really galling when I hear folk who are bilingual and whose first language is NOT English, from the former British Empire, and all parts of the world and in Britain, now exclaiming ,"The English/British now do not know how to write and spell their own language"...

Dry Rot: Bonjour!!. English as we know it today does contains MANY Norman French and French words: BISCUIT, bouquet(,not Bucket) Souffle, repartee, coup,crepe etc etc.All good French words used frequently by us ENGLISH. Whereas 'Cookies' are usually those things we are told we may get whilst...

cptrayes. I wondered how long I'd have to wait to find someone like you who knows the difference. The worst offenders are the Estate Agents especially on Internet. Had a great urge to contact one and inquire if the Menage had room enough for three adults who required at least a separate...