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Discussion Topic  RE: At last, a "common words you are probably misusing" list I can get behind (in Potpourri) by arnie
I understood it, although, being British, I usually 'get' sarcasm/irony. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What does this mean to you? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Or possibly simulated with dummies instead of real patients? There are some pretty sophisticated dum......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Came up in the office this week... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Agreed - He might be the greatest but it's difficult to make comparisons....
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Discussion Topic  RE: New food words in the OED (in The Written Word) by arnie
I' probably use ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I learned something today... (in Potpourri) by arnie
Not I....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Educating kids about words (in Potpourri) by arnie
Referring to a short person's (lack of) height is usually insulting anyway. It's only mildly so, any......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Educating kids about words (in Potpourri) by arnie
"Titch" and "titchy" come from the stage-name of a music hall (vaudeville) performer from the late 1......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gluckschmerz (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The article was a pdf on the University of Sussex site, entitled "What is a word?". Unfortunately th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How much do you know about Yiddish? (in Potpourri) by arnie
Apparently I'm a mensch, whatever that is. I got 7/11 right. Several were guesses, though....
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Discussion Topic  RE: A pinch of salt (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Yes, flowers in a hotel room can be complimentary (free) and (less likely) complementary (as in comp......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pig sick (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've come across it, but rarely....
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Discussion Topic  RE: secund (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Yes, that's the meaning Kalleh mentioned above. Although it seems that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: News Story Bad Wording (in The Written Word) by arnie
While it is a valid use, I do find WW's frequent use of the word 'diction' regarding written work un......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Delegatee (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: News Story Bad Wording (in The Written Word) by arnie
I read it the way it was intended, but agree it is badly written. However, I'd take issue with your ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: How should women speak? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
As you said, it's tongue in cheek....
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Discussion Topic  RE: How should women speak? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
All three reference the tale that women tend to speak with a rising inflection at the end of sentenc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bizarre Foreign Languages (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Thought you might like this (in Potpourri) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bizarre Foreign Languages (in The Written Word) by arnie
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