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Discussion Topic  RE: Wife trouble (in Potpourri) by arnie
Sorry, I missed this one earlier. I vaguely remember the pic, but, like Kalleh, I can't find it thro......
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Discussion Topic  RE: chime (in The Written Word) by arnie
I don't know about common, but I've certainly seen it used a number of times. It's not slang, so I s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cheese 'print' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cheese 'print' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've never come across the phrase, but the OED definition gives a clue why the word ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Presentism (in Potpourri) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Presentism (in Potpourri) by arnie
It's a matter of scale, I'd say. The actions of a Hitler, a Genghis Khan or a Pol Pot would be deplo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Presentism (in Potpourri) by arnie
I see the author used quotes round the word, and also defined it: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dynasty (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
He actually doesn't seem to disapprove of the use in sports as such - just that most writers use it ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Say What? (in The Written Word) by arnie
My father didn't really swear (in front of us kids, anyway). However, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hard to believe (in Potpourri) by arnie
Yes, the distribution of 'informed' people, as Kalleh puts it, would fit the standard bell curve. As......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Say What? (in The Written Word) by arnie
Yes, minced oaths aren't often bothered with nowadays; we're much more direct. Shame really - (bad) ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hard to believe (in Potpourri) by arnie
There really are people that ignorant. At least she's pretty. Do you remember Jade Goody from ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Last names (in The Written Word) by arnie
To us in England many Americans seem to adopt strange (to us, anyway) first names, whether they are ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is this my literalism coming through again? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Was this on a TV with closed captioning? That could be excused in that case. Even the block captions......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eggcorns (in Potpourri) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Scrabble, Anyone? (in Potpourri) by arnie
Not every German word is that long. In Scrabble you get seven tiles, so, combining with a letter alr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: People defined (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
That is of course the current definition, but Geoff's question is about the past, hence the referenc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What would WeeWilly think of this? (in The Written Word) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: People defined (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Those definitions of 'Man' just show some of the uses. In the first definition it can mean 'human be......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I have a theory.... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
This is where creationists fall down when arguing against evolution. They say "It's only a theory, s......
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