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Discussion Topic  RE: Devilish Derivation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
shufitz,I believe you've nailed it. One use of learned terms is to hide underlying ignorance. In r......
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Discussion Topic  Devilish Derivation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Music, Liszt especially, triggers the question. We know Satan, the devil, Ol' Nick. A host of Gree......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd and Amusing Scientific Names (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
The Manx emblem is known in Greek as the triskelion, from three + legs. In turn, skelos (literally ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: bald-faced vs. bold-faced (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Brings to mind the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). I seem to recall lines like "Oh b......
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Discussion Topic  Long and the short of it (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Long walk for a short beer Long walk off a short pier Two expressions for a disappointment, a less-......
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Discussion Topic  RE: On a Roll (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
...or a joint (post-1960s) ...or a drunk (pre-1960s)...
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Discussion Topic  RE: On a Roll (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Chris: Poets speak of "scan of ear" versus "scan of eye." I give the former precedence, for poetry......
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Discussion Topic  On a Roll (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Has Wordcraft ever discussed the multiplicity of words on a roll(role)? Barrel... Tootsie... Bank........
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Discussion Topic  RE: Exotic Idiom (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Kudos to tinman for tracking that down. The phrase was in a recent ad for financial services, on ho......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Exotic Idiom (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
First of all, it's a pleasure to be able to tap into the collective at Wordcraft! As to the express......
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Discussion Topic  Exotic Idiom (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Anyone know the origin of the phrase "send in the llamas?" Gave me an almost-but-not-quite feeling ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Collectives-Idiomatic (in Potpourri) by Robert Arvanitis
The instant I read kalleh's correction of "peck," I recalled the rhyme. And arnie gives a nice back......
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Discussion Topic  Collectives-Idiomatic (in Potpourri) by Robert Arvanitis
In contrast to the metric system, English measure is a jumble of idiosyncratic ratios and history-bo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Railroading (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I've always associated 'jerk' with motion, as in soda-jerk. By extension, one who was not the pharma......
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Discussion Topic  RE: chekovista (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
To museamuse's point -- I assert the Mexican dish "fajitas" is actually derived from the Greek "phag......
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Discussion Topic  So seductive, but false... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
"Equerry" is one who cares for the royal horses. One intuits the horse connection, but the word is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
The cocktail is named for the Stalin's Prime Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov. This is special, because......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'Hard words' from "River Horse" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Terrific find -- excellent example for the "nice distinctions" category. Visit ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library tha......
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