"Volgadon: I did answer your questions,"

Then where have you explained in greater detail what you mean by nationalism with fair trade, where have you answered my Noel Coward question, where have you addressed why it is acceptable for you to sing a Scottish song, yet others shouldn't an American one?

My English Dictionary is going superbly. Do you want to read an extract from the foreword?

You might find my style a little too conversational, WAV, but I don't see why a dictionary has to be a dull doorstopper.


The English language is rich and varied. In England alone there are around sixty different dialects, as well as numerous regional varieties throughout the world. Most of those variances can be traced to different traditions in the British Isles before standardisation began in the 18th century. The peculiar nature of the English langue is, perhaps, best demonstrated by the following saying. English does not borrow from other languages- English follows other languages don dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
A people's history is often best told by their language. English is no exception.
Germanic in origin, it absorbed many of the idionsyncrancies of various Celtic languages, Norman French, Latin, Dutch, as well as Hindi, through a long, shared history.
Each encounter has enrichened our vocabulary and culture.
In this dictionary, as well as standard British forms, we have chosen, when appropriate, to present some variations which have or have had wide currency, as well as some historical oddities.

All that remains is to write the confounded thing!