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Boo boo, cha cha, cous cous, mahi mahi, peri peri, pom pom, shabu shabu, Sing Sing, tom tom... Star......
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August 07, 2014 10:09
Reiquepublicae vs Republica
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Diploma for a new graduate refers to the state as "Republica" but the US as "reiquepublicae" Distin......
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June 05, 2014 12:18
RE: Untranslatable
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In re-expressing an idea from one language to another, the mapping may never be exact. The human ey......
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October 15, 2013 02:34
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Quite right goofy. Even with aliens, our space ventures have sought common ground in mathematical c......
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September 02, 2013 15:39
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No indulgence? OK then, proofreader. Looks like you're stuck with "A bit above a pain in the buttoc......
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September 02, 2013 14:24
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Hey guys, you want just ONE word, you gotta let me derive an etymology that includes the phrase "and......
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September 02, 2013 12:24
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If you will accept a word with the right metaphorical sense, perhaps "gomukhasana..." ......
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September 02, 2013 11:55
RE: Untranslatable
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To goofy -- It is always possible to find at least an approximate translation between two languages.......
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September 02, 2013 10:56
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No words are truly "untranslatable" as in entirely impossible to map to another language/culture/sys......
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September 01, 2013 19:50
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Speaking of reviving old threads: ......
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August 29, 2013 05:49
Ghost words
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Is there a term for "culture ghosts?" I mean things like the "save" icon, shown as 3.5 inch diskett......
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August 17, 2013 20:26
Discreet / delay
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Dealing with contango and backwardation in economics, ran across “demurrage” (late fees in shipping)......
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July 25, 2013 17:23
Clumsy fix or clever improvisation?
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Great technical discussion at ArsTechnica on switches and routers, which called Cisco's IOS a "kluge......
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May 18, 2013 20:18
Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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April 13, 2013 18:27
Any good sources
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...for foreign etymologies? Greek in particular? Σαραβαλο ("saravalo") means “wreck.” But I wonder......
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April 08, 2013 16:49
Contranyms
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A paltry dozen? I wager this august body can double that with ease! Herewith, an interesting piece......
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April 04, 2013 04:49
RE: Nope
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Heh. Ok, but really no need to go off-shore......
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March 09, 2013 16:32
Nope
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Is "no" shorter than "nope?" Yep. Do people therefore prefer the shorter form? Nope. ......
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March 09, 2013 14:22
Acolouthic
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Saw this. Is it meaningful?...
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February 05, 2013 16:02
Literally
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