tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post2757092439911708989..comments2024-03-28T23:06:17.460+01:00Comments on wcs: Plow your own furrowwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-68941069286849875332015-03-07T15:04:33.412+01:002015-03-07T15:04:33.412+01:00Do you know how long does it take for new planting...Do you know how long does it take for new planting to mature enough to produce useable grapes? Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-31887348355109574372015-03-07T10:08:15.957+01:002015-03-07T10:08:15.957+01:00Is Slough the name of a town? In the U.S., most pe...Is Slough the name of a town? In the U.S., most people say [sloo] but it's a very uncommon word. It means a swamp or an inlet (of a river). As for brougham, that's really a technical term and was first used, at least in America where it is used only as the name of a Cadillac car model, in only 1851, according to my dictionary.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-78421260331597677382015-03-07T08:02:27.514+01:002015-03-07T08:02:27.514+01:00'nough said!'nough said!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-54628933736976895862015-03-06T18:43:45.292+01:002015-03-06T18:43:45.292+01:00Apparently the work in the vineyards never ends. ...Apparently the work in the vineyards never ends. It's tough, rough work, although worth it in the end. Stop me, I am weak.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-6480484986431365442015-03-06T18:16:19.913+01:002015-03-06T18:16:19.913+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-24045907549329033292015-03-06T15:05:46.133+01:002015-03-06T15:05:46.133+01:00Walt, look what you started! Walt, look what you started! Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-81125274969717101612015-03-06T14:35:22.798+01:002015-03-06T14:35:22.798+01:00Lol, Susan and Ken! My eyes didn't catch the t...Lol, Susan and Ken! My eyes didn't catch the tiny boughs at first.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-12158051504324774342015-03-06T13:04:13.581+01:002015-03-06T13:04:13.581+01:00I knew that'd wind you up :-) These sorts of w...I knew that'd wind you up :-) These sorts of words are a French person learning English's nightmare -- you just have to know how they are pronounced. Mind you there are plenty of native English speakers that don't know how to pronouce words like slough (two different ways, depending on whether you are talking about the town or not) and brougham, just to mention a couple.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-46013582803019280962015-03-06T11:24:56.645+01:002015-03-06T11:24:56.645+01:00Walt just mentioned: Hough nough broughn cough.......Walt just mentioned: Hough nough broughn cough.... an elocution exercise.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-26271194834770069432015-03-06T09:18:55.783+01:002015-03-06T09:18:55.783+01:00Like all the words that rhyme with plough=plow, I ...Like all the words that rhyme with plough=plow, I suppose. Cough=cow? What about dough=doe, tough=stuff, through=threw (or thru)? Should we bough to your archaic spelling conventions?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-40728842249751709362015-03-06T08:50:07.626+01:002015-03-06T08:50:07.626+01:00Of course, spelling plough correctly would have so...Of course, spelling plough correctly would have sorted out your surfeit of 'w's problem :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com