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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
The expression "in the ballpark" is from baseball, and is a widely used expression. The term "close......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
"If only I had 24 more hours", Tom said lackadaisically....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
I apologize in advance. "Ouch, she just kicked me in the balls", Tom said testily....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I use baseball jargon often, and occasionally I will use the term "balk" in the baseball sense and a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Simpsons (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
A couple from memory ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
While I agree with neveu about the planet slowing down, I disagree this is the cause for the 25-hour......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Playing the piano (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I use "I play the trumpet" more frequently than "I play trumpet", but find both acceptable....
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Discussion Topic  RE: The two crack test (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Before Kalleh's suggestion, I thought something like the butt crack and cleavage, but felt too bashf......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "spoonerism" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
On the lines of Beeping Sleauty I have heard "Rinde-cella", who "slopped her dripper". I thought it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: THREADS (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I have to say that "threads" sounds pretty dated to me....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Immoral 'blue' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Actually, the OED says "to talk a blue streak", meaning a constant stream of words, so "to swear a b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A good day yesterday (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I enjoyed ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: questions, questions (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chinglish (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Onboarding (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I consider this no worse than "deplaning", which assumes that "planing" means "to board a plane". I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "in high dudgeon" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
A "dudgeon" appears to be a hilt of a dagger, possibly made from wood. How this relates to "high du......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Economy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Just to be clear Richard, you are using a trillion to mean 10^12, which is one million * one million......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from the Crimean War (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Hopefully we'll get a quote from my favorite poet....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mis-attributed quotes? (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
"There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics" is often attributed to Twain, alt......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Birth of "Venus" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Well, I certainly think that in 50 years, only old people will consider Pluto to be a planet. As fo......
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