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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Lindsay Johns need not worry about losing an apostrophe, since others will add them where they aren'......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Yes, I'm a ^%%!$@#*&! prescriptivist peeeeeeeevologist, but...: ......
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Discussion Topic  Newspeak and prescriptivism (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Although I've attempted to accept the non-prescriptivist position of the linguists here, I am left w......
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Discussion Topic  Corporate ownership of language (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
San Francisco Gate recently ran an article about a restaurant that serves such simple dishes as maca......
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Discussion Topic  Miserlou loves company (in The Written Word) by Geoff
If you've seen the movie, ......
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Discussion Topic  Steamed about Steampunk (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Where did this term come from? I looked it up, and it seems to derive from a Sci-Fi writer's anachr......
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Discussion Topic  aglet/aiglet (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
This word is uncommon enough for the Bluffing Game, but I'm too curious about its etymology to use i......
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Discussion Topic  Bluffing Game: Speculum (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Nary a woman in first world countries doesn't know what a speculum is - but that's not all it is. Y......
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Discussion Topic  I'm left wondering about the right (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
How did we come to think of "left" as being liberal and "right" as being conservative? Was it from ......
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Discussion Topic  More on silly names for coffee sizes (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Elsewhere we recently mentioned Starbucks' using Italian names for their coffee sizes. I can't find......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
A tacky headline from the on-line version of the Gresham, Oregon Outlook: Buying a shake can help i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Ah, yes, the famous movie guy. Just read a piece in the magagzine, "Mental Floss" about PR stunts p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Good work, Tinman! Z, who's to say that both factors aren't involved? Of course, one pronounces wor......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  Word plasticity (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
When pondering the manner in which the term, "plastic" has changed, it occurred to me that words the......
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Discussion Topic  A turkey of a question (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I got curious about the etymology of ......
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