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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by arnie
It's certainly a lot older than 1988. We used it at school more than twenty years earlier. I'd suspe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by arnie
We use "hung out to dry" commonly over here, so I doubt any connection with American football. I can......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by arnie
"I've been driving for twenty years without an accident." said Tom, recklessly. "The Tower in Pisa ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Occupations Surviving as Surnames (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
When I was young, our family's next-door neighbours were Mr and Mrs Cooper. Mr Cooper had been a coo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Shingle (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The word ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Creole (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I thought when I saw the heading you were talking about the language, which is a result of the mixin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by arnie
"Whoops! I picked up your hat in error." said Tom, mistakenly. "Where's the beach?" asked Tom, unsu......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by arnie
On occasion I have dozed off in front of the TV and woken up at dead of night to find US football or......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Link the Lyrics (again) (in The Written Word) by arnie
Ah! I think I see! It was your bolding of 'goodbye' that confused me. I'd have emboldened 'choo cho......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Outspoken (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dictionaries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Dictionaries with one- or two-word definitions are pretty well useless. It is rare for the true flav......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by arnie
Out of curiosity, is the term 'hospital pass' used in the USA? In rugby and football (and by extensi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Link the Lyrics (again) (in The Written Word) by arnie
Kalleh, Maybe I'm dense, but I can't see the connection between ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Outspoken (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
As BobK and WM have indicated, it depends on the context. The word as such is neutral....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game - cantle (in Wordplay) by arnie
Three and four for me, please....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by arnie
Apparently this is quite common, particularly in electrical goods stores. The customer will choose w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by arnie
"I haven't got any bad teeth, yet." said Tom, precariously. "I would like an apple." said Tom, frui......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Shingle (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've always seen it used as Wally mentioned. It's not a phrase used here in the UK, but I have assum......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Californicate (in Potpourri) by arnie
You mean to say you've never heard of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album named ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Interior Designers (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
The Wikipedia article simply says "dietitian (sometimes spelled dietician)". In other words, it's ju......
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