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Discussion Topic  RE: Pharming (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I think if you have a broadband connexion at home, that's permanently on so would need a fixed IP ad......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pharming (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
An unfortunate word, because pharming is well-established as meaning pharmaceutical farming. I would......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Any adjective can be used on its own in noun-like positions in certain contexts: The poor will alway......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
It's odd. The terms Britain and British are widely used, and indeed indispensable, they being our fl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is it still dirty if I at least TRY to clean it up? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I think 'my turn in the barrel' is picturesque enough that it could be used on its own by someone wh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 100? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
1337speak for loo?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ruthless (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Those meanings look right on what I know: el-i melek 'god-my king', b-o 'in-him', na`m-i 'pleasant-m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
I don't know, "us + N:subj" is grammatically as normal as "we + N:subj" everywhere in the English-sp......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ruthless (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
There is no way you can get any part of "compassionate friend" out of the Hebrew (or in fact Moabite......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ruthless (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
It's just the abstract noun of 'rue' = regret, as 'truth' and 'troth' are from 'trow' = believe, or ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Dyke" or "Dike"? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
The spelling 'dyke' just looks a bit more normal for all senses. Certainly I would only use 'dyke' i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: English loanwords in France (in Potpourri) by aput
You would only be pronouncing ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is Grammar Dead? (in The Written Word) by aput
If teachers "correct" children who say it, then it's grammatical for the children, because it's what......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is Grammar Dead? (in The Written Word) by aput
'Me and my dad' is definitely grammatical for almost everyone, and is almost certainly the most gram......
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Discussion Topic  metaphor chop suey (in Potpourri) by aput
I'm proofing a very large book at the moment; it's largely written on the principle that if one meta......
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Discussion Topic  RE: English loanwords in France (in Potpourri) by aput
Japanese borrowings from English have a few interesting peculiarities. Because Japanese has mainly o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Guess the Theme (in The Vocabulary Forum) by aput
That dictionary definition actually ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Vatic/vatican (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Substring search at Perseus! I didn't know you could do that: I've just seen the basic "beginning wi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Vatic/vatican (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput
Still can't think of a Classical Latin word ending in ......
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