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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from the Crimean War (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Hopefully we'll get a quote from my favorite poet....
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Discussion Topic  RE: WHO OWNS WORDS? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I'm no history expert, so I don't have too many examples, but I'll try to cite a few. The Romans co......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mis-attributed quotes? (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
"There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics" is often attributed to Twain, alt......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Birth of "Venus" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Well, I certainly think that in 50 years, only old people will consider Pluto to be a planet. As fo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Birth of "Venus" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I must disagree with you Wordnerd. The use of language is dictated all the time. When I was in hig......
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Discussion Topic  RE: how do words mean? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I think the "planet" controversy could be viewed similar to the meaning of the word "state". There ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Birth of "Venus" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Jupiter, the king of the gods, happens to be the biggest of the planets. I don't believe the Greeks......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Ethics" in Illinois (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
This is slightly frightening. I've been in exams where I finished 10 minutes before anyone else, ev......
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Discussion Topic  RE: boo-ya(h) origins (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
It is one of the catch phrases of SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott....
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Discussion Topic  RE: What American accent do you have? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
It got me as Wisconsin or Chicago. I would tend to lean away from Wisconsin, but that is probably c......
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Discussion Topic  Personification vs. Anthropomorphism (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
The first is defined as ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Heinlein (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
For those of you who have read Heinlein, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: gossip :- from kinship term to chitchatting verb (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
That's a fun etymology, thanks....
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Booty" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
The term "booty call" means visiting a person for the sole purpose of having sex....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Role of Libraries? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
When I was younger, I went to my local library all of the time, often checking out the same books. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Did it take? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I think the expression comes from "take hold". ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: vowel sounds of sleep/deep (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I've found that if I am reading poetry aloud, I say the vowels exactly the same. I don't ever recal......
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Discussion Topic  vowel sounds of sleep/deep (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I've noticed that when I say "sleep" the vowel is significantly shorter than when I say "deep". The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I would imagine the "ch" in Fuchs is the same as in Bach....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Banished Words and Phrases for 2006 (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
What exactly is the problem with Gitmo, and why is it this year it has been added to the list? I pr......
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