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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Characters in Homer's Odyssey (in The Vocabulary Forum) by museamuse
In fact 'eumoiros' comes from the paritcle 'eu' meaning good and 'moira' meaning fate. Eumoiros is t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Come ride with me (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
In your Knees apart list CJ, you forgot one... Another person! yehawwww!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: The wise ones (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Only one I can think of similar to your 'wise man wise guy' pair is 'evening gown and night gown'. C......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Burning (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
From the Oxford Learners' Dictionary: Several verbs have alternative regular and irregular past ten......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's your tactic? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Kalleh, that reminds me of when I first started teaching English as a Foreign Language. All the teac......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bowdlerize (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Though I don't claim to have the monopoly here on all that is Greek, yes, shufitz, you're right (but......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's your tactic? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
I thought you might enjoy this, Kalleh. A nice twist on all the pat little labels used in corporatio......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by museamuse
There once was a maiden from Greece whose eyes at the corners did crease with laughing at postings a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks (in Potpourri) by museamuse
The limerick form is complex Its contents run chiefly to sex. It burgeons with virgins And masculine......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Malaprops? in Wordcraft? (in Wordplay) by museamuse
It sounds like Goldwyn had a form of dyslexia. I have a girlfriend who makes the exact same kind of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Say it! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Now I don't feel so bad, arnie! If I'm in your company, I'm in very good company indeed! ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mess (in Potpourri) by museamuse
Yes, shufitz, this is metonymy. In fact, it is a type of metonym called a synecdoche, where the name......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Say it! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
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Discussion Topic  RE: In hono(u)r of Richard and Stan ... and beer ... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Americans use piss-faced drunk, don't they? (I sometimes get my Americanisms and Briticisms confused......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Like, what do you, like, think of this.... (in Potpourri) by museamuse
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hey, buddy, got some change? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
Obol is from the Greek word ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pointless Poll (in Potpourri) by museamuse
Arnie, you've really opened a can of worms here! Children's (and adults') spelling is steadily goi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite words? (in Potpourri) by museamuse
Yes, Richard, as you probably know, but others may not, the word 'serendipity' was coined in 1754 by......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Favorite words? (in Potpourri) by museamuse
is one of my all-time favorite words. I love the way it trips off my tongue and its optimistic meani......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Sole Survivors (in Questions & Answers about Words) by museamuse
... is another one I've come across. I don't think 'hale' is used on its own though the Oxford Encyc......
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