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Nigel Greenwood
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:01 pm
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One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
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meirman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:31 am
Post subject: Re: Word of the day |
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In alt.english.usage on 17 Jul 2005 03:01:07 -0700 "Nigel Greenwood"
<ndsg_mmii@yahoo.co.uk> posted:
| Quote: | One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
Nigel
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In America that would be "unplowthroughable". But I understand the UK
text.
Thank you for teaching me two words today.
s/ meirman
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John Flynn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:39 am
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meirman wrote:
| Quote: | Nigel Greenwood posted:
One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
Nigel
In America that would be "unplowthroughable". But I understand the UK
text.
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Unplowthruable?
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:51 am
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On 17 Jul 2005 18:39:08 -0400, John Flynn <johnpf@lineone.net> wrote:
| Quote: | meirman wrote:
Nigel Greenwood posted:
One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
Nigel
In America that would be "unplowthroughable". But I understand the UK
text.
Unplowthruable?
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A review in the "Sunday Express" (we only buy it for the crossword)
indicates that one can plough through the first two thirds without
missing much.
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meirman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:36 am
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In alt.english.usage on 17 Jul 2005 18:39:08 -0400 John Flynn
<johnpf@lineone.net> posted:
| Quote: | meirman wrote:
Nigel Greenwood posted:
One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
Nigel
In America that would be "unplowthroughable". But I understand the UK
text.
Unplowthruable?
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Not in my house.
s/ meirman
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Kung Fu Master Qui Chang
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:51 am
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meirman wrote:
| Quote: | In alt.english.usage on 17 Jul 2005 18:39:08 -0400 John Flynn
johnpf@lineone.net> posted:
meirman wrote:
Nigel Greenwood posted:
One UK newspaper today described the latest Harry Potter book as "less
unputdownable, more unploughthroughable".
Nigel
In America that would be "unplowthroughable". But I understand the UK
text.
Unplowthruable?
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You old lough! Hough are you doing?
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Not in my house.
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Nigel Greenwood
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:44 pm
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John Flynn wrote:
How would we intensify it? Un-bloody-ploughthroughable?
Unplough-bloody-throughable? Un-groan-plough-ugh!-through-whew!-able?
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:23 pm
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On 18 Jul 2005 01:44:33 -0700, "Nigel Greenwood" <ndsg_mmii@yahoo.co.uk>
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John Flynn wrote:
Unplowthruable?
How would we intensify it? Un-bloody-ploughthroughable?
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The word could support further intensification:
Un-bloody-plough-bloody-throughable
| Quote: | Unplough-bloody-throughable? Un-groan-plough-ugh!-through-whew!-able?
Nigel
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