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Discussion Topic  RE: "The Sea" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
elegance, that infirm poise, which I associated with the world between the wars. [ellipses omitted...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Portmanteau ("Blend") Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
kin - the perfect spy. New Scientist, March 6, 2008 (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double Entendre: Doublet Meaning (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
, Guns, Germs, and Steel (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chambers Gigglossary (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
another man's treasure." CBS4 (Miami), Jan. 3, 2008 (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: No Theme (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
genius, personal wretch. From the Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2010 (ellipses omitted):Abraham Ben...
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Discussion Topic  Kinds of People (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
, Socialism, and Democracy (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Of Politics and Politicians (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
House and Senate both had voted on it. Boston Herald, Apr. 30, 2008 (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words stolen from last week’s Wall Street Journal (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
saltire with green and black triangles. [ellipses omitted](random fact: Jamaicas flag is the only...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bird-Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
. The Telegraph, July 2001 (ellipses omitted). The full article is worth a read....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Climbing Mount Stuart (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
' Institute (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Animal Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
, very efficient." All was sweetness. James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oh My God! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
terror. Bulfinch's Mythology (ellipses omitted)panic of fear, terror, etc.: sudden, wild, or unreasoning...
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
. 21, 1969 (ellipses omitted)The term seems to be used only in the literature of sewing, but it would be...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Games and Sports (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
, March 19, 2000 (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lingo of Corporate Takeovers (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
do this. New York Times, Feb. 14, 2007 (ellipses omitted)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: More Short Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
said: Three oclock then. I shall be there. Goodnight. Ian Fleming, For Your Eyes Only (ellipses omitted)['plage' also has a meaning used mostly in astronomy, but that is a separate word, with the same...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oxymorons (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
thrown off their trolley will still prefer Hans Andersen. Time Magazine, March 1, 1937 (ellipses omitted...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms of Wordplay (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
ludic relating to undirected, spontaneous playfulness (pronounced as in 'ludicrous')Apparently a technical word for what I think of as childlike, spontaneous funToday's excerpts (ellipses omitted) are from the first pages of Language Play by David Crystal, which I commend to you.Everyone plays...
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's new? (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
. 26, 2003 (ellipses omitted). . .In a less enlightened time, kids who refused to eat their veggies were ... holiday treats. Chicago Tribune, Dec. 27, 2007 (ellipses omitted; thanks go out to Kalleh for the...
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