Tristan

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British (not "bRRII-dIIsh" or "bRRII-IIsh"). Speaker of English (the English English Kind). Enthusiastic about languages. Interested in learning about how to use language and sharing the benefit of my experience as a speaker of the English of England, UK.

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22h	comment	is this sentence ok? “range from…to” What is "clinker"?
1d	comment	Connotation of the word “sprezzatura ” It's an unusual, rare word.
1d	comment	What is swag? And where does it come from? Tim, that's an interesting comment but still strange. Up until now, I had only ever heard of swag used to mean stolen goods, in the context of children's stories which included illustrations of a burglar wearing what you mentioned and carrying a sack with the word "swag" written on it. Maybe in my simple life, I'm just not very trendy.
1d	comment	What is swag? And where does it come from? FF, that's a weird and surprising use of the word.
1d	comment	What is swag? And where does it come from? Swag also means goods that someone has stolen. See ldoceonline.com/dictionary/swag
1d	comment	Expressions in Tim Minchin's “Angry (Feet)” That's enlightening, Bradd. Thanks. I hadn't heard of making ashtrays at school.
2d	comment	Would you say “wanna” when you want something? Only if speaking informally.
2d	comment	Expressions in Tim Minchin's “Angry (Feet)” Bradd, primary school is what people call schools for children from ages 4 to 11, in the UK. Is the "grade school" that you mentioned, the same and if so, in what part of the world?
May 18	comment	Why is “accidentally” pronounced “accident-ly” instead of “accident-tal-y”? tchrist, British people do not always drop an unstressed syllable in words like medicine and secretary. That varies between different people.
May 17	comment	Utilise or Utilize It would be the utilise spelling. All of the words that end in the sound that rhymes with the word eyes, such as this one, are normally spelt with ise, in the UK.
May 15	comment	What is the difference between “skeptical” and “cynical”? "skeptical" is American spelling while sceptical is English spelling. See dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/…
May 15	comment	What is the correct pronunciation of the word “solder”? In the UK, the letter 'l' is pronounced. The letter 'o' is pronounced in a way that Americans and Canadians can't pronounce. The nearest North American equivalent pronunciation would be the "aaa" sound.
May 15	answered	“Lay on the bed” vs. “lay in the bed”
May 14	comment	“Chair” or “chairman?” Jennifer, that's a good point and the most logical answer so far.
May 10	comment	Why is it that Frisian is considered the closest related language to English? Scots developed from old English and split off, therefore becoming a separate but related language.
May 10	comment	Why is it that Frisian is considered the closest related language to English? Mitch, what about Scots? That could be the closest language to English.
May 2	comment	Difference between “spicy” and “hot” Hugo, that's a good point.
May 2	comment	Does the word “raytracer” exist? It would help if you included a definition and example of it.
Apr 29	comment	“Chair” or “chairman?” Colin, you could always look up Clint Eastwood's chair incident from last year.
Apr 29	comment	Why are animal names used as vulgar slang for body parts? Mitch, not quite. If that was the case, arse and ass would rhyme. The reality is that they don't.