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David Garner
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  • Southport, Merseyside, UK
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I'm married with 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. I'm an old-school computer programmer/analyst, working at home and in London. I wish I'd studied human languages.

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"Almost-finished" versus "almost finished"
Apr 26, 2015
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How does the pronunciation of 'the' vary in British English?
Jun 24, 2016
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How to refer to people you recently met
Feb 21, 2015
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What does it mean to be "Streets ahead"?
Feb 9, 2015
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East Yorkshire pronunciation in the mid 20th century
Dec 9, 2014
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In English, can a whole syllable be aspirated?
Dec 15, 2014
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Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not groceries, e.g., toilet paper, laundry detergent, window cleaner, saran wrap
Feb 24, 2016
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"You just won the lottery? Chapeau!"
Feb 26, 2015
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Discussing blood alcohol levels in English
Dec 29, 2014
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Omitting repeated definite article
Feb 5, 2015
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How did the same perfect-tense structure become so widespread in Europe?
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How do moons get captured?
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"Since" at the end of a sentence
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How similar are Spanish and French?
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Why do people with a British accent make an "r" sound at the end of words ending in an "ah" sound

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