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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
I apologize in advance. "Ouch, she just kicked me in the balls", Tom said testily....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I use baseball jargon often, and occasionally I will use the term "balk" in the baseball sense and a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Simpsons (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
A couple from memory ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
While I agree with neveu about the planet slowing down, I disagree this is the cause for the 25-hour......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Playing the piano (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I use "I play the trumpet" more frequently than "I play trumpet", but find both acceptable....
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Discussion Topic  RE: The two crack test (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Before Kalleh's suggestion, I thought something like the butt crack and cleavage, but felt too bashf......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "spoonerism" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
On the lines of Beeping Sleauty I have heard "Rinde-cella", who "slopped her dripper". I thought it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Double-Dactyl Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I'm not a writer of DDs, but I've read quite a few, and I see no problem with yours. Actually, that......
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Discussion Topic  RE: THREADS (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I have to say that "threads" sounds pretty dated to me....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Immoral 'blue' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Actually, the OED says "to talk a blue streak", meaning a constant stream of words, so "to swear a b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: regolith (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
OED says it is erroneous from the Greek word for rug/blanket, plus the suffix lith. Apparently coin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: table vs table (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Someone (an American) at my office (in America) said "I'd like to table such and such a restaurant".......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good day yesterday (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I enjoyed ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: questions, questions (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chinglish (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Innovation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
In general, WordNet synonym sets are accurate. As an ontology, it is fairly accurate. I don't know......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Innovation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Tinman, despite my rather extensive experience with WordNet, I'm not certain that I trust it as a s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "in high dudgeon" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
A "dudgeon" appears to be a hilt of a dagger, possibly made from wood. How this relates to "high du......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Economy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Just to be clear Richard, you are using a trillion to mean 10^12, which is one million * one million......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Children's Book Awards (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I recall reading a bunch of these when I was younger, but I don't see too many on the list. I read ......
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