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Discussion Topic  It will cost "an arm and a leg" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
A colleague, in a know-it-all way, told me the etymology of things costing an "arm and a leg." He s......
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Discussion Topic  Americanisms (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I was given a book "about words" because the person knew that I am a logophile. Now, it really isn'......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  Nisei (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Nisei is a person born in the U.S. of parents who emigated from Japan. Are there other terms like t......
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Discussion Topic  Analogies (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
The SAT exams are taking out anologies. Here is an analogy question by a writer who disagrees with ......
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Discussion Topic  Hero (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Recently there has been a discussion in our newspapers about the word "hero." Many people are irrit......
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Discussion Topic  Twussy Bear (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I am reading "Anywhere But Here" by Mona Simpson, and I am stuck by her use of "twussy bear". The g......
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Discussion Topic  Where do you get your hair done? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Men have "barbers" and go to "barber shops", though more recently they go to "hair stylists". Wome......
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Discussion Topic  Is there a word for it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Does anyone know of a good reverse dictionary where you can find a word for something? In another t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Hilarious, haberdasher! I think I will try that next time I get stopped! ......
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Discussion Topic  Cell Manners (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Laura Washington in the Chicago Sun Times referred to a Web site about ......
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Discussion Topic  A right to something "compulsory"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
In an excellent article about the proposed European Constitution, I found one idea perplexing. They......
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Discussion Topic  Grammar again... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Just tonight in the newspaper I again read, "It is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Funny! There is some thread cross-fertilization going on here! ......
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Discussion Topic  Platonic love (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
In a "For Better or for Worse" comic today there was a discussion about the meaning of "platonic". ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying Revisited, Part 2 (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Jerry, that was a great site. I loved looking at all the "typical brand designs." Your limerick wa......
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Discussion Topic  "Hedge Rage" (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Well, I have heard of "Road Rage" here in the U.S., but not ......
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Discussion Topic  bar? tavern? pub? whatever! (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
On another forum there has been a discussion about the meaning of bar versus tavern versus pub. T......
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Discussion Topic  Quantity versus Quality (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
We, in the U.S. keep hearing about Bush's ......
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Discussion Topic  Game Show versus Classroom Problem (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Marilyn Vos Savant, listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as having the highest IQ (I came ......
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