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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
Just for the record, from the Greek ταυτος (......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
The usual etymology for french ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Euphemisms for teachers (in The Written Word) by zmježd
There have been a few students who I thought should get a G or an H....
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
It's ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
Interesting, Tinman. Of course [sic], course and curriculum are related to the Latin verb also. So, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
I do remember sliderules, but I don't think I ever learned that the part with the line on it was a c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
Yes, cursor "runner" and current "running" and cursory all stem from that famous verb in Latin curre......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
It seems in the late 18th century. The term was borrowed from the French adjective ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: mucilage (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
John McIntyre opines on the differences between peevers and linguists. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
This is not an explanation in terms of "good old-fashioned grammar" but one from the linguistic stud......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good old-fashioned grammar question. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
It's probably because we tend to view the modifying phrase "a lot of" the same way we do "many". So,......
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Discussion Topic  to get ghost (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
I heard an interesting term last evening at a local watering hole: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Nope (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd
Finally, an article about a language feature in a main-stream medium written by a linguist. @arnie: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cot-caught and other rhyming difficulties. (in Potpourri) by zmježd
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