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RE: Abraham Lincoln
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much more common, but Lincoln used this word as a verb in his last public address (
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February 16, 2009 20:45
RE: Interesting Etymologies
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editor;
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October 22, 2007 20:26
RE: Halloween Cryptozoology <wink>
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, albeit rarely, erroneous death declarations reawaken ancient fears.(
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October 31, 2008 07:11
RE: Lingo of Corporate Takeovers
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shareholder consensus to get their goals accomplished. Forbes, Feb. 21, 2006 (
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July 26, 2008 16:06
Learning New Words
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September 09, 2008 21:11
RE: Noble Eponyms
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Pittsburg water and Brooklyn whiskey. New York Times, July 23, 1889 (
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April 09, 2008 21:44
RE: Eponyms Once Again
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open market. The Independent, May 18, 2002 (
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August 24, 2008 16:30
The Offal Truth
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. New York Times, June 11, 2003 (
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September 30, 2008 08:50
The Language of Kissing
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Whho knew that kissing was a language? From the New York Times, a few days ago (
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May 09, 2007 17:58
RE: The Vulgar Tongue
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March 03, 2007 18:00
RE: Speeches and Orations
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. When you start seeing those, it's time to worry. Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2008 [
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July 12, 2008 21:47
RE: Oh My God!
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are strikingly vivid. Source for two quotes below (
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April 23, 2010 09:17
RE: There's a name that body-thing?!
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grind]I'm giving an innocent usage-example and a moderately sexual one (
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March 18, 2009 09:20
RE: Eponyms (non-character) from writings
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.L. Mencken, Journalism in America A longer Mencken extract (
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January 19, 2005 22:05
Voluble Milton
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February 01, 2008 08:40
"The Bitter End"
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"bitter, n.";
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