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Discussion Topic  RE: Interesting Etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I ask wordcrafter's indulgence for resurrecting a dormant thread, but bumping into "interesting etym......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from Mathematics (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Wordcrafter's new entry "iff" sent me back to "Symbolic Logic" by I. M. Copi (MacMillan, 1967). Mem......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from Mathematics (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I wonder, is a circular argument as bad as a circular definition? I recall something from Jonson, "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Swords (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Despite the initial admonition, I hope wordcrafter will indulge an interesting passage on foil/epee/......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Swords (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
If I may turn the conversation to playing cards, we derive "spade" from the Greek sword... Spade (2......
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Discussion Topic  Reality-Challenged (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I've never liked the term "virtual reality," on the belief that "reality" ought not take modifiers. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dutch" phrases (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Nice correlation, markmywords.. I suspect that human nature always makes the next-country-over to s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dutch" phrases (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Thank you for starting the thread -- The one on Securities Markets was already morphing into this, f......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Next we'll hear that there's no relationship amongst: Dutch uncle, double-dutch, Dutch concert, Dutc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I suspect 'dead cat' is a tribute to the ability of cats to land on their feet, unlike the stockbrok......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Good connection jheem. Perhaps you'll add "brownian" to the eponym page? Imagine flipping a (fai......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Historical footnote -- Investment banks purport to represent both those who have money (investors) ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: entelechy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
The great thing about Wordcraft is the invitation to just follow a thread... Dictionary.com tells u......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I have heard an early use of "underwriter," in the insurance sense of the word. When first explorin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I thank tinman for inspiring recollection of three more words from Greek mythology: Fury - (classic......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
...Then, several weeks later, a fire engine wails by, and instead of pondering the nature of the eme......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
The theme, Greek characters, persists unbidden during the day, until youthful memories resurface -- ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Fate being what it is, our characters from Greek Myth would be incomplete without ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
So let's review the bidding… I offer two unusual Greek characters – Hegemone and Auxon, who give u......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Diet of Worms (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Excellent explanation of homo-nym/-phone/-graph. I once collected multiple-homo-sets. For example:......
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