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I speak UK English with a slight scottish twist

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Nov 24	answered	Is there such a term as “dinner box”?
Nov 24	comment	Would “Greetings” be a better word to greet someone any time than the word “Hello”? Yes, or "Good afternoon/evening". I would be guided by local idiom.
Nov 23	comment	What's the correct word to use in order to prompt the user to enter the data in a computer app: “Enter” or “Insert”? "Enter" is the standard term both in terms of programming and user experience.
Nov 22	comment	How popular is the word “cromulent”? If I use this word in conversation with native speakers, doesn’t it look out of place? My sincerest contrafibularities, Tim
Nov 22	answered	An alternative to quotation marks
Nov 22	comment	Can I use “but” at the beginning of a sentence? Please note that people saying it is possible below are able to provide authoritative references. "People are entitled to their own opinions. They are not entitled to their own facts."
Nov 21	comment	What is the word for “making something proper” "Standardize"? "Make compliant"? Tbh, I think the question is so vague only "fix" would work.
Nov 20	comment	Do I need to add “to” in every clause in a this sentence? How about this example sentence fragment? "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." The "to"s are not required but add a certain dramatic emphasis, rhythm and, I think, a suggestion that it's not a prioritized list but are all equal goals.
Nov 20	comment	What does “touch off a scramble” mean? Is it an idiom or simple combination of “touch off” and “a scramble”? Scramble may have been more popular after the Battle of Britain as that was the word used for a fast deployment of fighters. RAF pilots would "scramble" their aircraft.
Nov 19	comment	Where does the phrase “get a bye” come from? My Concise Oxford dictionary of Etymology makes some rather ambiguous reference to "secondary" events in sports but my google-fu is proving weak today.
Nov 19	comment	Alternate database term for variations in data? How about "anthropocentric presentation format"? ;-) You might want to google "FD:OCA" - for support for using "format".
Nov 18	answered	Alternate database term for variations in data?
Nov 18	comment	What's the antonym for 'word'? "Noise"? It carries the secondary implication of "signal to noise ratio".
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Nov 18	revised	Is there an alternative expression for 'opening band' or 'opening act'? Pointer to a better answer
Nov 18	answered	Is there an alternative expression for 'opening band' or 'opening act'?
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Nov 17	answered	“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream”- Is there a term that describes this 'word play'?
Nov 17	comment	Why don't Americans write “devor” instead of “devour”? @Clément - lol! Lost track while trying to remember charmap to get the accent characters. Thanks for the correction.
Nov 17	comment	Why don't Americans write “devor” instead of “devour”? @Irene, sorry if I came across snooty, I was in a rush as I had to prepare my daughter's tea.