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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Well, let's hope that changes in the midterms. I am contributing like never before and have signed ......
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Discussion Topic  Supermarket (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I was reading the other day about someone going to the supermarket for groceries. I call it the gro......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Very nice. I love Longfellow....
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Discussion Topic  Enormity - another new usage? (in Potpourri) by BobHale
We all know that "enormity" is, nowadays, often used to mean great size rather than its traditional ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by bethree5
Hi Kalleh! Dropped the ball, I've been out sick. No, I don't think Trumpista core will change, they ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  A fun little quiz (in Potpourri) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Of course I knew what it meant, but not common where I come from....
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Discussion Topic  Yearbook words (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Shu had a good idea - perhaps Language Log could figure out what Bret Kavanaugh's yearbook words mea......
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Discussion Topic  Personally I consider this whole piece nonsense (in Potpourri) by BobHale
A friend forwarded this link. I rate it every bit as highly as I rate the ludicrous Gwynne's Grammar......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
"Wreck" is common in my opinion....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Good point, Geoff! All I know is that when I was a kid, supper was always where we had our big mea......
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Discussion Topic  BRUSSELS: VOTE HERE! (in Wordplay) by bethree5
Well done, everyone! 1.I know a young farmer in Brussels Who's busy: he bustles and hustles. He g......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dis- game (in Word Games) by Geoff
Good grief, did that make you all retch so badly that you've forsaken this thread???...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
So how come the christian types still talk about Jesus' "Last Supper?" Was he from Kansas, blue-eye......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by tinman
When I was a kid in Kansas, we had breakfast in the morning, dinner around noon, and supper in the e......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Excellent points, and I've heard many of them before. Here's what I don't get - those who haven't r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Well, I wouldn't have chosen any of those. There wasn't a selection for dinner being the evening me......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dis- game (in Word Games) by Geoff
Speaking of gnomes, how about the old Cary Grant movie, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dis- game (in Word Games) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by bethree5
You mean "supper" as opposed to "dinner"? Since '70's, I've only heard "dinner" used in NE in conjun......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by bethree5
Thanks, Kalleh! I like to think we're nearing the cusp of a pendulum swing... But.. The polarizatio......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Some say it, but it seems to be only older folks. Sue uses it....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Wow, those are both good! You are dactyly talented. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
What about "supper?" Do they say "supper" in Indiana? That is said all through north, but not in t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Agreed, Geoff. You always ask such good questions. This has been a great conversation (though I ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by bethree5
Settled-y, Schmettled-y, Brett Michael Kavanaugh Touts: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
OK, I'll shut up. Geoff, struggling with the difference between "irreal" and "surreal." Hey, where......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
English used to have a past subjunctive, and “were” of “if I were” is a relic of that. But now for e......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
"Was" still sounds past tense only to me. It implies specificity, not conditionality....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by bethree5
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Discussion Topic  LIMERICK GAME: BRUSSELS (in Wordplay) by bethree5
Next limerick location is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Goofy, I agree with you. I've never noticed much, if any difference....
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Discussion Topic  Roman Carnival (in Wordplay) by haberdasher
The Candidates: Prologue: Can you figure which one I like best? I'll post it along with the rest. A......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
We’ve talked about this before, but I think that people including me are confused about it. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by bethree5
Sadly I think you're right, goofy. Much as I like the distinction, "if I were" means the same as "if......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
Writers have been using ......
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Discussion Topic  Is the subjunctive dead? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Lately I've heard supposedly educated, professional journalists using the past tense in cases wherei......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The dis- game (in Word Games) by bethree5
Oops, sorry Geoff. Chalk it up to senior-yrs dysnomia. Hey, WAIT a minute! ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by bethree5
Yes, agree. Higgledy, Piggledy Sarah E. Huckabee- Sanders is caught between Trump and the press. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I bet if you do an internet search you'll find commercial knockoffs sold at myriad yuppie boutiques.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Thanks - I particularly like the Trumpity Bumpity. It fits perfectly. Sorrily Sorrily Senator Jo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by bethree5
All- ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Geoff, do you hear the word in the midwest? I sure don't hear it - only years ago from my cousins....
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Discussion Topic  Roamin' Holiday - Vote Here :-) (in Wordplay) by haberdasher
Prologue: Can you figure which one I like best? I'll post it along with the rest. And we'll just wai......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mukluks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Frum Siberian: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Son of Double Dactyls (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Trumpity Bumpity Mueller and Cohen and Manafort have him in Quite a tight spot. Busily tweeting and......
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