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Discussion Topic  RE: "Bell" Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Elections and Voting (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Only if you take a jaundiced view.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Elections and Voting (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Off the political track (or maybe not, considering the message)... "Gul" recalls the Turkish sayi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Elections and Voting (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
A deep throat alleges a plot to gerrymander the entire Congress, but that's just so much spin......
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Discussion Topic  Phonics are Phun (in Wordplay) by Robert Arvanitis
A phirst grader's class assignment -- phind words with "ch" in the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Customers, Patrons, Passengers, Patients (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
If we call those who use the television "viewers," is it too much to hope we may call those who use ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Thanks, shufitz, for the note to free sound plays. I actually had in mind the original link to the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Doggerel is as doggerel does. But follow the link to pronunciation at the following site: ......
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Discussion Topic  What's the angle? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Ran across an interesting set of "cumber"-related words. I wonder if we must distinguish among them......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Confusing Doublets, redux (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
A few of my favorite pairings (errings?): Bathos/pathos Extant/extent Paramount/tantamount (Is the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
From divination to dining: "auspex" is related to the classic trio -- ......
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Discussion Topic  The Music of Language of Music of.. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Has this august body ever discussed the idea of cultural linkages -- that music reflects the languag......
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Discussion Topic  Spell-check Syndrome (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Is there enough evidence to indict and convict "spell-check," for murdering the language? The NY Ti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bizarre etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Excellent research on "dupe." The "d" shifts from "du huppe," to become part of the word. Is there......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "New and Improved" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Thanks to wordnerd for another marketing ploy unmasked! The original list is updated. Canola is a ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ethnic slurs of the Classical Greeks (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
kalleh mentions "risus sardonicus," -- a facial muscle spasm most often caused tetanus. I had previ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Italian (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
The earliest reference I find is to the movie by Fellini (1960). As a footnote from IMDB.com: "Ask......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Italian (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Permit me to differ, wordcrafter. I take a vaguely negative connotation. There is a long way, in t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "New and Improved" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Likewise, we are fortunate the advertising geniuses (genii?) who used ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "New and Improved" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Excellent. Marketing euphemisms are red meat to the Wordcraft crowd -- identified and extended. Th......
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