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Discussion Topic  RE: Birth of Beer (language-related, actually) (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Rich thanks for that. Puts me in mind of the time I purchased in an otherwise reputable liquor stor......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Phone jack (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
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Discussion Topic  RE: words with changed meanings (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
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Discussion Topic  RE: words with changed meanings (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
zm: Thank you for those links, about which as you suggest I had entirely forgotten. Incidentally, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: words with changed meanings (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
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Discussion Topic  RE: Phone jack (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
peta: Hooray hooray, a most warm welcome to WC Truly this kind of thing is addicting; the neologis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Phone jack (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
zm: Thank you most kindly for those links, something in my utter laziness I wouldn't have dredged u......
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Discussion Topic  Phone jack (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Let us revisit pre- vs de-. Before I was born phone plugs and jacks were used at the telephone offi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "noob" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
Under "all" enter noob. Under "at least one" enter intitle:slang intitle:vernacular intitle:colloq......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Hit the hay" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
Cater: Me neither. When I was a kid visiting my cousin on the farm my country cousin had to be gon......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Birth of Beer (language-related, actually) (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
I understand the Egyptians brewed something like beer, and so I suppose that was its gestation. But......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Birth of Beer (language-related, actually) (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
shu: I'd incline to agree with zm. Actually after a few years' experience on the wordboards I'm co......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Rich: Oh I absolutely agree. However, I can't convince myself that it would lose much to leave "In......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
zm: Aye, terrible things for a pre- like me to be doing, isn't it...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sticky-outie (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
A wordboard is an Internet site at which words are discussed I thought it had been my invention but......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
zm: Thank you for that interesting link. It would appear that the convention is somewhat arbitrary......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
I have hear that about files on the Internet also Though it's hard to believe about OED Why do we ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Rich: Have to admit It might have been just ever-so-slightly facetious Perhaps my message to the p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Anyhow, to get back to the thread, I would endorse "file" as semantic-shifted to the PC meaning, bec......
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Discussion Topic  RE: growing the language (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
zm, you misunderstand. Laverne is agreeing with you...
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