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| Started by | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| First post | 2026-10-04 10:41 +0800 |
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The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 10:41 +0800
Chauserian Poetry (was: Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms?) Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 10:53 +0800
Re: Chauserian Poetry occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-04 09:07 +0200
Re: Chiuicerian Poetry Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 19:18 +0800
Re: Chiuicerian Poetry occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-04 13:32 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-04 15:16 +1100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 12:26 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-04 09:54 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-04 20:56 +1100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 18:56 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-04 13:22 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-04 11:18 -0700
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-05 10:17 +1100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-04 11:22 -0700
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-10-04 19:53 +0100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-04 18:59 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-10-04 11:13 +0000
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-04 13:25 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-10-04 11:05 +0000
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Paul Carmichael <wibbleypants@gmail.com> - 2026-10-04 13:29 +0000
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-04 11:23 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-04 13:46 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-05 02:54 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-04 21:30 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? "Anders D. Nygaard" <news2012adn@google.com> - 2026-10-04 22:56 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-04 15:23 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-10-05 01:29 +0100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 00:02 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-10-05 11:39 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-05 10:41 +1100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-05 09:41 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-10-05 04:26 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-10-04 19:46 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-05 02:58 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-04 15:18 -0400
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-05 06:50 +0800
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-05 10:35 +1100
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-10-05 04:32 +0200
Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-04 11:11 -0700
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 10:41 +0800 |
| Subject | The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? |
| Message-ID | <W1jwS.2282$wun8.969@fx13.ams4> |
Dear alt.usage.english, Thinking of /the proof is in the pudding/ for a context outside the scope of Usenet, I am now wondering how one would increase his or her knowledge of idioms, without having to know each and every one before hand? For instance, I have no particular interest in looking at https://www.theidioms.com/ every day, even though that's probably both free and useful. I know books of idioms have been published in Iceland, but as far as I'm aware, nobody has suggested one for English. Where did the Englishmen of ages past learn their idioms and expressions? I certainly hope they didn't start with regular expressions in the 15th century. But that would probably have been Chauserian English, of which I don't know much, sadly. Maybe I'll pick up Chauserian English one of these days, but not today. Today I thought to pick up a few more unknown-to-me idioms and express- ions of more recent usage. So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? -- Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/ I'm not from the Internet, I just work there. | via Easynews.com https://bsky.app/profile/myrkraverk.bsky.social | for ( ;; ) _:; Federated at https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/myrkraverk.bsky.social
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 10:53 +0800 |
| Subject | Chauserian Poetry (was: Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms?) |
| Message-ID | <HcjwS.16047$zKXe.15361@fx12.ams4> |
| In reply to | #1151750 |
On 10/4/2026 10:41 AM, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
> Dear alt.usage.english,
>
> Thinking of /the proof is in the pudding/ for a context outside the
> scope of Usenet, I am now wondering how one would increase his or her
> knowledge of idioms, without having to know each and every one before
> hand?
>
> For instance, I have no particular interest in looking at
>
> https://www.theidioms.com/
>
> every day, even though that's probably both free and useful.
>
> I know books of idioms have been published in Iceland, but as far as I'm
> aware, nobody has suggested one for English. Where did the Englishmen
> of ages past learn their idioms and expressions? I certainly hope they
> didn't start with regular expressions in the 15th century. But that
> would probably have been Chauserian English, of which I don't know much,
> sadly.
>
> Maybe I'll pick up Chauserian English one of these days, but not today.
> Today I thought to pick up a few more unknown-to-me idioms and express-
> ions of more recent usage.
>
>
> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest?
Thinking about it a little further, I picked up a copy of Chauser in a
library,
https://archive.org/details/completeworksge00unkngoog/page/n35/mode/1up
and looking at that page we have
Al hoolly youres, withouten otheres part!
Wherefore? y-wis, that I ne can ne may
My service chaungen; thus of al suche art [1]
The lerninge I desyre for ever and ay.
And evermore, whyl that I live may,
In trouthe I wol your servant stille abyde,
Although my wo encrese day by day, [2]
Til that to me be come the dethes tyde. [3]
Best wishes, and happy poetry!
[1] I have a feeling /art/ here is the verb to be, and not
of art made by artists. What do you think?
[2] Here, I suppose /wo/ is "woe" and not the sentence particle of
Japanese grammar.
[3] Is /dethes/ depths? Where did the p come from? Was that totally
made up to conform to some imaginary Latinian etymology? Isn't that
what happened to "debt?" Is "debt" a form of /determinants/ in linear
algebra? That sounds stupid on the surface, but what is debt other than
the determination of someone else to get paid back? And who determines
the determinants in linear algebra other than a loan shark?
--
Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/
I'm not from the Internet, I just work there. | via Easynews.com
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| From | occam <occam@nowhere.nix> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 09:07 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: Chauserian Poetry |
| Message-ID | <nieca4Fmk3U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #1151751 |
On 04/10/2026 04:53, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: <snip> > > Thinking about it a little further, I picked up a copy of Chauser in a > library, > "Chaucer" > https://archive.org/details/completeworksge00unkngoog/page/n35/mode/1up > > and looking at that page we have > > Al hoolly youres, withouten otheres part! > Wherefore? y-wis, that I ne can ne may > My service chaungen; thus of al suche art [1] > The lerninge I desyre for ever and ay. > And evermore, whyl that I live may, > In trouthe I wol your servant stille abyde, > Although my wo encrese day by day, [2] > Til that to me be come the dethes tyde. [3] > > > Best wishes, and happy poetry! > > [1] I have a feeling /art/ here is the verb to be, and not > of art made by artists. What do you think? > > [2] Here, I suppose /wo/ is "woe" and not the sentence particle of > Japanese grammar. > > [3] Is /dethes/ depths? Where did the p come from? Was that totally > made up to conform to some imaginary Latinian etymology? Isn't that > what happened to "debt?" Is "debt" a form of /determinants/ in linear > algebra? That sounds stupid on the surface, but what is debt other than > the determination of someone else to get paid back? And who determines > the determinants in linear algebra other than a loan shark?
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 19:18 +0800 |
| Subject | Re: Chiuicerian Poetry |
| Message-ID | <TBqwS.5039$mPXe.2064@fx06.ams4> |
| In reply to | #1151757 |
On 10/4/2026 3:07 PM, occam wrote: > On 04/10/2026 04:53, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: > > <snip> >> >> Thinking about it a little further, I picked up a copy of Chauser in a >> library, >> > > "Chaucer" Really? A speling correction? Is that all you have to say on the mat- ter? Did you even try to read his own signature? There's a bad copy on Wiki- pedia, and I can only make out something like /chiuicer/. So, how did he spell his own name? Best wishes, and happy name spelings! -- Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/ I'm not from the Internet, I just work there. | via Easynews.com https://bsky.app/profile/myrkraverk.bsky.social | for ( ;; ) _:; Federated at https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/myrkraverk.bsky.social
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| From | occam <occam@nowhere.nix> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 13:32 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: Chiuicerian Poetry |
| Message-ID | <nierpvF2vlfU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #1151776 |
On 04/10/2026 13:18, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: > On 10/4/2026 3:07 PM, occam wrote: >> On 04/10/2026 04:53, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: >> >> <snip> >>> >>> Thinking about it a little further, I picked up a copy of Chauser in a >>> library, >>> >> >> "Chaucer" > > Really? A speling correction? Is that all you have to say on the mat- > ter? > "spelling"
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| From | Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 15:16 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <119sjva$3jeqs$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #1151750 |
On 04/10/26 13:41, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: > > Thinking of /the proof is in the pudding/ for a context outside the > scope of Usenet, I am now wondering how one would increase his or > her knowledge of idioms, without having to know each and every one > before hand? The proof of the pudding is in the eating. If you have heard "The proof of the pudding is in the pudding", that is a distortion of the original saying. -- Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org Newcastle, NSW
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 12:26 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <nnd$481a9592$06e81a65@93d29f62af446c69> |
| In reply to | #1151752 |
On 10/4/2026 12:16 PM, Peter Moylan wrote: > On 04/10/26 13:41, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: >> >> Thinking of /the proof is in the pudding/ for a context outside the >> scope of Usenet, I am now wondering how one would increase his or >> her knowledge of idioms, without having to know each and every one >> before hand? > > The proof of the pudding is in the eating. > > If you have heard "The proof of the pudding is in the pudding", that is > a distortion of the original saying. > Thank you. I have merely been using -- or coming across it -- as described by /The Idioms/ online, https://www.theidioms.com/the-proof-is-in-the-pudding/ where the eating is usually left out. So it does seem the distortion is now common. I give the first example sentence, The team liked the proposal, but the proof is in the pudding once the product reaches customers. and the second one has the eating part still intact, while the third one does not. Best wishes, and happy idioms! -- Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/ I'm not from the Internet, I just work there. | via XS News https://bsky.app/profile/myrkraverk.bsky.social | for ( ;; ) _:; Federated at https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/myrkraverk.bsky.social
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| From | Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 09:54 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <119t0n4$3n070$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #1151750 |
Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: > So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? Read books by English writers. -- Bertel, Kolt, Danmark
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| From | Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 20:56 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <119t7sq$3pisr$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #1151764 |
On 04/10/26 18:54, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: > Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: > >> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? > > Read books by English writers. And be suspicious of what you read on the web. -- Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org Newcastle, NSW
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 18:56 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <DhqwS.4997$AEj4.762@fx17.ams4> |
| In reply to | #1151770 |
On 10/4/2026 5:56 PM, Peter Moylan wrote: > On 04/10/26 18:54, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: >> Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: >> >>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? >> >> Read books by English writers. > > And be suspicious of what you read on the web. > And books. Though I don't have a read made example of an error in a book with an English author. I can point to my cheque from Knuth -- though it doesn't say -- as an example even he has code errors from time to time [not a TeX cheque though; just /Digital Typography/ (1st ed.)]. Manuscripts -- especially those either from before the time of printing or never meant as books -- famously have errors. Best wishes, and happy spotting errors in edited and published books! -- Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/ I'm not from the Internet, I just work there. | via Easynews.com https://bsky.app/profile/myrkraverk.bsky.social | for ( ;; ) _:; Federated at https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/myrkraverk.bsky.social
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| From | Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 13:22 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <119tcua$3rfop$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #1151772 |
Den 04.10.2026 kl. 12.56 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: >>>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? >>> >>> Read books by English writers. >> >> And be suspicious of what you read on the web. >> > > And books. Though I don't have a read made example of an error in a > book with an English author. If you just want to pick up idiomatic expressions, you don't have to worry about spelling errors. -- Bertel, Kolt, Danmark
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| From | The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 11:18 -0700 |
| Subject | Re: The proof is in the pudding, or where to get physical dictionaries of idioms? |
| Message-ID | <6AC2985A.5560@ix.netcom.com> |
| In reply to | #1151777 |
Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: > > Den 04.10.2026 kl. 12.56 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: > > >>>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? > >>> > >>> Read books by English writers. > >> > >> And be suspicious of what you read on the web. > >> > > > > And books. Though I don't have a read made example of an error in a > > book with an English author. > > If you just want to pick up idiomatic expressions, you don't have to > worry about spelling errors. This is actually coming from a alt.usage.english newsgroup!!! Fack It! > > -- > Bertel, Kolt, Danmark -- The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, and challenge the unchallengeable.
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| From | Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> |
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| Date | 2026-10-05 10:17 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <119umqe$bui0$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #1151772 |
On 04/10/26 21:56, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: > On 10/4/2026 5:56 PM, Peter Moylan wrote: >> On 04/10/26 18:54, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: >>> Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: >>> >>>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? >>> >>> Read books by English writers. >> >> And be suspicious of what you read on the web. > > And books. Though I don't have a read made example of an error in a > book with an English author. The difference is that books have been checked by an editor. > I can point to my cheque from Knuth -- though it doesn't say -- as > an example even he has code errors from time to time [not a TeX > cheque though; just /Digital Typography/ (1st ed.)]. > > Manuscripts -- especially those either from before the time of > printing or never meant as books -- famously have errors. But at what frequency? The error rate in edited materials is quite low. You would not find "the proof is in the pudding" in an edited novel. The web, on the other hand, is notoriously filled with misinformation. -- Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org Newcastle, NSW
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| From | The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 11:22 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <6AC29978.49A@ix.netcom.com> |
| In reply to | #1151770 |
Peter Moylan wrote: > > On 04/10/26 18:54, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: > > Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: > > > >> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? > > > > Read books by English writers. > > And be suspicious of what you read on the web. Is that an idiom???? An English catch phrase? Sounds like grandma talk to me... "And be suspicious of what you read on the web." PUT DAT IN THE BOOK!!! > > -- > Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org > Newcastle, NSW -- The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, and challenge the unchallengeable.
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| From | Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 19:53 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <NgxwS.4$gRdf.1@fx08.ams1> |
| In reply to | #1151770 |
On 04/10/2026 10:56, Peter Moylan wrote: > On 04/10/26 18:54, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote: >> Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: >> >>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? >> >> Read books by English writers. > > And be suspicious of what you read on the web. > Indeed. Given the one example quoted, that web site should not be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. -- Sam Plusnet
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| From | Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 18:59 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <akqwS.4998$AEj4.4801@fx17.ams4> |
| In reply to | #1151764 |
On 10/4/2026 3:54 PM, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> Den 04.10.2026 kl. 04.41 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson:
>
>> So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest?
>
> Read books by English writers.
>
I tentatively have
/Webster's New World: American Idioms Handbook/,
/Oxford Dictionary of Idioms (Oxford Quick Reference),
/The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms (4,000+ Idioms)
(Penguin Reference Books)/,
/The Great Book of American Idioms: A Dictionary of American Idioms,
Sayings, Expressions & Phrases/,
on my list of future tsundoku. Do you have a better and more English
reference in mind?
--
Johann | email: invalid -> com | http://www.myrkraverk.com/blog/
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| From | ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 11:13 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <idioms-20261004121212@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> |
| In reply to | #1151773 |
Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> wrote or quoted: >on my list of future tsundoku. Do you have a better and more English >reference in mind? I once rated as good "English Idioms and How To Use Them" by Seidl/McMordie average "A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases" by Yuri Dolgopolov below average "Collins Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms" by John Sinclair , but this was a while ago, so I can't explain today how these rates came about.
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| From | Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 13:25 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <119td43$3rfop$2@dont-email.me> |
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Den 04.10.2026 kl. 12.59 skrev Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson: > on my list of future tsundoku. Do you have a better and more English > reference in mind? Yes, books by Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Mark Twain, Robert Heinlein, Stephen R. Donaldson, J.R.R. Tolkien and many more. (Random sequence - except the first) -- Bertel, Kolt, Danmark
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| From | ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 11:05 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <books-20261004115940@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> |
| In reply to | #1151750 |
Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> wrote or quoted: >I know books of idioms have been published in Iceland, but as far as I'm >aware, nobody has suggested one for English. There are many dictionaries of idioms for English out there, and I guess many of them also available in paper form. It should be possible to find them by searching for [idioms dictionary] in an online bookstore or search engine. You also could walk to a special English bookstore or library in Iceland or the library of a university. Or, next time you are in England, see a book- store there.
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| From | Paul Carmichael <wibbleypants@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2026-10-04 13:29 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <pan$a7963$5d75adce$f9751ba1$4ce71e77@gmail.com> |
| In reply to | #1151750 |
El Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:41:57 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson escribió: > Maybe I'll pick up Chauserian English one of these days, but not today. > Today I thought to pick up a few more unknown-to-me idioms and express- > ions of more recent usage. > > > So, what do posters of alt.usage.english suggest? Irrelevant (my middle name), but as ever, in Spanish we have free resources: https://www.ucm.es/plataformaele/dichos-y-frases-hechas There are many more. -- Paul. https://paulc.es
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