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Discussion Topic  The one-finger salute (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
An editorialist tells that if he had been reporting from Iraq, this is the dispatch he'd have sent:......
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Discussion Topic  Old Dictionaries (in The Written Word) by shufitz
To my surprise, the various old dictionaries don't appear to be available on-line. I could find no c......
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Discussion Topic  cognates: 'moon' and 'month' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
nevau, noting that the english words meaning moon, month are cognates, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Book Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  New term: "drill down" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
One nice thing about driving long distance is that as you listen to the radio for diversion, you may......
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Discussion Topic  "Tit for tat" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
CW used the phrase "tit for tat". Where does that phrase come from? A little googling turned up an ......
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Discussion Topic  Whatchamacallits and doohickies (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
What do you call the something that's on-the-tip-of-my-tongue-but-I-can't-think-of-the-word-for-it?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: feedback as a countable noun (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
aput says, "it makes sense: 'We've had two feedbacks asking about...'." Musing here. If 'feedback' ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Perchlorate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Much of that I understand, jheem. But can you give a few examples of 'impersonal' verbs, with valen......
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Discussion Topic  "Eating crow" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
How did 'to eat crow' come to mean 'to humbly admit error'?...
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Discussion Topic  European Babel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
The countries in the EU have different languages. To avoid offending any country, the EU uses each a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Neck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  "Neck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
One more ......
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Discussion Topic  Not sarcasm; not irony ... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
What would you call the literary device being used in this witty description I came across while rea......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Compl__mentary (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
This, found in ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Glory Hole (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Fascinating term, Asa. I had understood it to mean not the glassmaker's oven (I think the more prec......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Twelve Days of Christmas (in Potpourri) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Twelve Days of Christmas (in Potpourri) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Twelve Days of Christmas (in Potpourri) by shufitz
What a joyful surprise! I had not known that Edward's replies to Emily had been preserved lo this ce......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Nothing to Wear" (in The Written Word) by shufitz
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