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Discussion Topic  RE: Judas goat (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Another useful employee is the Tennessee fainting goat. It has a genetic defect that means its legs ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Word-spotting (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
In ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bilbo (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
The place in Spain is the Basque ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: strange plurals inside the wordhoard (in Potpourri) by aput
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Discussion Topic  RE: strange plurals inside the wordhoard (in Potpourri) by aput
There are two possible grammars for these constructions. The relative clause can attach to either th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double cross (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
This is a perfect opportunity to mention a word famously used in only one context. Churchill switche......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ntrstng thry (in The Written Word) by aput
ntllgbl r nntllgbl?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Any adjective can be used on its own in noun-like positions in certain contexts: The poor will alway......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
It's odd. The terms Britain and British are widely used, and indeed indispensable, they being our fl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I don't know, "us + N:subj" is grammatically as normal as "we + N:subj" everywhere in the English-sp......
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Discussion Topic  metaphor chop suey (in Potpourri) by aput
I'm proofing a very large book at the moment; it's largely written on the principle that if one meta......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Guess the Theme (in The Vocabulary Forum) by aput
That dictionary definition actually ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bangs vs. Fringe (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Some Americanisms are familiar, and even in use here, but not 'bangs'. I wouldn't expect people to k......
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Discussion Topic  RE: feedback as a countable noun (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I've never seen it used that way, but it makes sense: 'We've had two feedbacks asking about...'. An ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: European Babel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
centrally-located... Well we've taken in a few new countries since I first had that thought. Obvious......
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Discussion Topic  RE: European Babel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I've always thought that instead of shuttling people to Strasbourg and Brussels, the headquarters sh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Contributing and distributing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Hm. I said final stress was comparatively rare. That's not right, not on verbs. What's rare is final......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Contributing and distributing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
The noun stress is unchanged; in fact the new verb stress comes from the noun. The nouns have second......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Contributing and distributing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
This is a very recent thing. Some people with the southern English accent have switched to initial s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Hm, I'm not sure. It looks like Dunbar has both the first recorded use (1503: Be his feiris he wald ......
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