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Discussion Topic  Algebra (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
In the book, "Chasing the Sun" by Richard Cohen, the author gives two possible derivations for the w......
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Discussion Topic  Angel Ass? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Kalleh's thread on the names of wiskey brands got me to wondering what the history of the name, "Ass......
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Discussion Topic  Salamander heaters (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I've found some regional differences in terms between Oregon and Indiana, one of which is "salamande......
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Discussion Topic  Did this man drown? (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Here's an obit from the local rag for someone who I assume drowned: HOMOSASSA, FL - Albert Fuston Fu......
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Discussion Topic  Move over, Bulwar-Lytton (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Britain's Literary Review awarded its 2010 "Bad Sex in Fiction" prize to Rowan Somerville's ......
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Discussion Topic  Bolt (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Are all the different meanings of "bolt" related? A workmate recently used it to mean a crossbow's ......
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Discussion Topic  A different kind of bike shop indeed! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: 101 great programming quotes (in Wordplay) by Geoff
From the introduction: "People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?" Huh? I've l......
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Discussion Topic  Calling "Ralph" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
While we in the US use this expression as a euphamism for vomiting loudly, it doesn't work with the ......
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Discussion Topic  Bucket list (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
What is it? What does it mean?...
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Discussion Topic  Squat (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
A friend recently asked what the origin of the slang expression, "I didn't get squat" was. I'm incl......
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Discussion Topic  Remedial remedies? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
After seeing the term, "remedial" recently, I began to wonder why people with an inability to learn ......
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Discussion Topic  The Sound of Science (in Potpourri) by Geoff
The rhymes aren't good, but clever anyway. ......
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Discussion Topic  Bluffing Game: Paraprosdokian (in Wordplay) by Geoff
You Greek speakers and linguists (Likely the same people) know this word; the rest of you know it wh......
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Discussion Topic  Exegesis, please (in The Written Word) by Geoff
I recently re-read a well-known quote from Rabbi Hillel, which pre-dated the Christian Golden Rule, ......
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Discussion Topic  Think tank (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Proofreader's query about the phrasing of something from the Hoover Institution got me to wondering ......
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Discussion Topic  Euphamisms for old farts (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Since I'm now old enough to be called an old fart I've become aware of how many absurd terms there a......
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Discussion Topic  Multilingual thinking (in Potpourri) by Geoff
We've often touched on the idea that one's native language influences one's thinking. I wonder whet......
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Discussion Topic  I've half a mind to learn Arabic! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  Seedy athletes (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
When/why/how did the term, ......
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