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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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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
One interesting word that might be of relevance is "robotics", since we can track what the date of o......
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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: regolith (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
OED says it is erroneous from the Greek word for rug/blanket, plus the suffix lith. Apparently coin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: table vs table (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Someone (an American) at my office (in America) said "I'd like to table such and such a restaurant".......
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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: Innovation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
In general, WordNet synonym sets are accurate. As an ontology, it is fairly accurate. I don't know......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Innovation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Tinman, despite my rather extensive experience with WordNet, I'm not certain that I trust it as a s......
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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: Children's Book Awards (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I recall reading a bunch of these when I was younger, but I don't see too many on the list. I read ......
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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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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
If you consider the symbols the OED uses to be a separate alphabet, then converting it to regular En......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Birth of "Venus" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I must disagree with you Wordnerd. The use of language is dictated all the time. When I was in hig......
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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I would also say "ceramicist", but if I had to say ceramist, I would pronunce it the same way as Tro......
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Discussion Topic  RE: how do words mean? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I think the "planet" controversy could be viewed similar to the meaning of the word "state". There ......
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