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Poll  RE: Bryson Question recast as a poll (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Could someone please explain to me exactly why this is a joke?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prosopagnosia (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I learned about this word when I first studied Cognitive Psychology in college. It actually lends s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Arabic (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
From the Decemberists song "Constantinople" ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bob's Your Uncle! ? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
If I had a friend whose family I hadn't heard about, I would hesitate to inquire about the wellbeing......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A bawdy limerick wanted... (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
One of my favorites is one of the many written by Isaac Asimov. There's something about satyriasis ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Coined Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I use this word every time someone says embiggens, which my generation actually use fairly often, d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Come to think of it, the position of closer is relatively new to baseball, as is the concept of reli......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
The expression "in the ballpark" is from baseball, and is a widely used expression. The term "close......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
"If only I had 24 more hours", Tom said lackadaisically....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tom Swifties revisited (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
I apologize in advance. "Ouch, she just kicked me in the balls", Tom said testily....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports jargon in business (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I use baseball jargon often, and occasionally I will use the term "balk" in the baseball sense and a......
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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
One interesting word that might be of relevance is "robotics", since we can track what the date of o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Children's Book Awards (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I recall reading a bunch of these when I was younger, but I don't see too many on the list. I read ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: WHO OWNS WORDS? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I'm no history expert, so I don't have too many examples, but I'll try to cite a few. The Romans co......
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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
If you consider the symbols the OED uses to be a separate alphabet, then converting it to regular En......
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Poll  RE: Ceramist (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I would also say "ceramicist", but if I had to say ceramist, I would pronunce it the same way as Tro......
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Discussion Topic  Personification vs. Anthropomorphism (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
The first is defined as ......
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Discussion Topic  vowel sounds of sleep/deep (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I've noticed that when I say "sleep" the vowel is significantly shorter than when I say "deep". The......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Whence Wiki? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
We discussed it some here: ......
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Discussion Topic  Favorite words Website (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
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