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Discussion Topic  Linguistic politeness (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
According to Nathan Bierma, there is a new journal about to debut: Journal of Politeness Research. ......
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Discussion Topic  Jonesing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Somebody said he was "jonesing for a Coniston's Bluebird Bitters." I hadn't heard of the word "jone......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pimp (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I wonder...I think we now have more British posters here than Americans! How wonderful! ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Yes, CW, that's how I use jerry-rigging, too. CW, have you (or other Americans here) heard of "jerr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Does "jerry-built" mean "jury-rig" then? I haven't heard of "jerry-built," but I have heard of "jer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pimp (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Oh, Ros, it really is good to have you back. To me, "primp" means "to prean;" is that what "tart ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jumblaya III (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
In case you expert anagramers (I don't post here much because I just don't have your expertise!) mis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
That is fascinating, aput. In the online OED, it says this about jury-mast, where jury-rig is: "Ap......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Rape of the Lock" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Great question. "Rape" means to "make haste." How that became a sexual term is beyond me. The cha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pimp (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Welcome to Wordcraft, upeach. ......
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Discussion Topic  Daffynitions...Reest (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Okay...I will do the word this time. The word is ......
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Discussion Topic  Britannia (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I am reading McCullough's "1776." He was talking about how patriotic England was at that time, with......
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Discussion Topic  RE: incarnadine: pink, or red? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  Summer reading (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
What books do you recommend for summer reading? I am reading "My Life So Far" by Jane Fonda, and I ......
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Discussion Topic  Salutations (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
In a recent "Dear Abby" column, someone asked about how to address a letter of complaint to a compan......
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Discussion Topic  78th National Spelling Bee (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
A Californian eighth grader (age 13) won the 78th annual National Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington......
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Discussion Topic  Andragogy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I found the word "andragogy" in this sentence, and I hadn't heard it: "Andragogy is the foundationa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Horsey Talk (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  RE: Euphemisms for Sexual Intercourse (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Tinman, thanks for those explanations. I didn't remember that "plough" was used for sexual intercou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The world's funniest joke? (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Oh, KHC, that is just hilarious! Perhaps the next pope will be Canadian! ......
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