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Discussion Topic  Hard Words (Kilpatrick) (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
rebarbative – repellently irritating ......
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Discussion Topic  Words of the Law (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
This week we review jargon from the sometimes-impenetrable world of law. These terms come from a US ......
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Discussion Topic  Incommodating Eponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
A handful of people, perhaps a mere half dozen, share a unique distinction. They were an Australian ......
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Discussion Topic  "Colors of Spring" -- and others (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Quite some time ago we had a theme titled "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from French (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from French (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Don't confuse our recent word ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from French (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
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Discussion Topic  Terms from French (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Having fallen behind in the words of the day, we'll play a bit of catch-up. This week's theme is 'Te......
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Discussion Topic  Papal Election (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
In recognition of momentous events happening this week, I am departing from my planned theme. Instea......
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Discussion Topic  Eyesight, used figuratively (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
It is commonplace, almost automatic, to use 'seeing' as a metaphor. "Yes, I see," means, "I understa......
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Discussion Topic  Jabberwocky Question (in The Written Word) by wordcrafter
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Discussion Topic  Two for the Price of One (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Each word featured this week has two separate meanings, conveying two different concepts. Thus you g......
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Discussion Topic  "Untranslatable Words" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Last year a London-based translation service published a list of "the ten most untranslatable words,......
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Discussion Topic  Saints Preservèd (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
St. Valentine's Day, St. Nicholas, St. John's wort – each of these is obviously based upon the name ......
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Discussion Topic  Guess the Theme (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
With the new week, we'll start a new theme. (We'll abandon the previous, incomplete 'stupidity' them......
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Discussion Topic  Theme – Stupidity (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Sometimes it seems that stupidity and foolishness pervade everything. Perhaps that's why we have so ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Oops! Sorry for the couple days' delay; we'll catch up. Nice irony in today's quotation. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
Today's word seems to be Jane Austen's own coinage. Her word would be very useful, but almost no one......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter
As you may have noticed, our Austen quotes this week feature her deft skewering of her characters' f......
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