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RE: Eponyms Redux
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The visual is fascinating: ......
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So if dandelions are a natural diuretic (http://www.safesupplements.co.uk/why-dandelion-natural-diur......
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Yes, which is why so many cultures-in-diaspora (think Greeks and Armenians, overseas Chinese, and Je......
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July 04, 2009 08:25
RE: Wealth
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Wealth is embedded value. Create a work of art, invent a new technology, discover a new idea or a n......
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July 04, 2009 08:14
Floral Terms
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Interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal, on the origins of floral terms. ......
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July 04, 2009 08:07
RE: 2009 Scripps Spelling Bee
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Our colleagues in the Philippines might claim precedent with the barong... ......
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June 07, 2009 19:34
RE: Unexpected Etymologies
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Just a few weeks after Wordcraft discusses the many varieties of spoor, the Star Tribune gets into t......
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June 04, 2009 13:51
RE: Inseparable words versus separts
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Might it be a quick witted person was "gormful," or "gormy," or even "gormalicious?"...
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May 28, 2009 18:31
RE: Inseparable words versus separts
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Arnie: See ......
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May 28, 2009 12:23
RE: Inseparable words versus separts
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Proofreader: Not sure I am, but in "The Land of Cockaygne" we read "And the larks that are so cou......
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May 28, 2009 09:29
RE: Inseparable words versus separts
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The esteemed Wordcraft community has of course identified the linguistic structures, but that still ......
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May 28, 2009 07:13
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Arnie: Thanks for that! So one might say "He is gruntled, and will soon reach fully disgruntled?" ......
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May 28, 2009 04:17
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Absolutely! Added to the list!...
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May 27, 2009 19:28
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There are a number of words where the "separated" form is unable to stand alone. For example, while......
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May 27, 2009 18:30
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"Fugue" in simple form can be either the contrapuntal musical form or the psychological state....
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May 19, 2009 11:19
RE: Less-known Counterparts
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Is there an element of duplication here? "Horri" seems to trace back to hair just as much as "pila"......
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May 10, 2009 04:37
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After a good night's sleep -- replicate!...
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May 08, 2009 05:09
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And of course, duplicate, and explicate....
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May 07, 2009 20:15
RE: Unexpected Etymologies
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"Cushion stuffing" sounds closer to "bombastic" than hirsute or hypertrichosistic......
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April 15, 2009 09:44
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Spoor were important to the Elizabethans and the Tudors, for the hunt. In addition to those cited, ......
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