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Discussion Topic  RE: Fit to be Tied (in Potpourri) by arnie
I'd say it comes from the fact that someone was so mad that he had to be tied up: 'fit to be tied'....
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by arnie
I think so too, tinman. That explanation looks decidedly iffy to me....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Evolution of swearing (in Potpourri) by arnie
I've been trying to remember who it was who said on TV that any word can sound 'dirty' if you say it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Arête (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've only ever heard it used in the 'mountain ridge' sense....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mufti (in Potpourri) by arnie
Only the AskOxford definition specifically limits the wearing of mufti to military or police staff. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mufti (in Potpourri) by arnie
I can't see why not. I seem to remember seeing it used for a group of airline pilots once, so wht no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: refugee (in Potpourri) by arnie
Michael Quinion has a long piece on this issue in his newsletter. Forgive me for quoting at length: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: eyes on -ize/-ise (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
It's similar to the American use of 'fall', whereas the British say 'autumn'. Fall (or 'Harvest') wa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: refugee (in Potpourri) by arnie
Hmmm... I rescue, you forage, he loots?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: eyes on -ize/-ise (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Do Thames and Hudson use the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'credulity' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Perhaps we should have used 'gobbling'? ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: refugee (in Potpourri) by arnie
I don't feel that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'credulity' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Yes, it's odd that the British should use 'hoovering' while its use is virtually unknown in the USA,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Four-letter-words, the Second Five Hundred (in Wordplay) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Four-letter-words, the Second Five Hundred (in Wordplay) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  Belies (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
An article about the singer Kylie Minogue in my newspaper showed a picture of her in Paris and comme......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Four-letter-words, the Second Five Hundred (in Wordplay) by arnie
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