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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Baseball (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Usually a deke is a physical movement. You shift to the left, the defender follows, and then you sh......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Christian fish (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I've only ever heard of it as the "Jesus Fish", but I have no idea where it comes from, so I'm reall......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Nauseous? Nauseated? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
The 3rd isn't anomalous, it is just confusing, because one wonders if the house is building itself a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Bite the bullet" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
My main concern with the limerick is that the person has no idea how to remove a fishhook. Unless i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Have at it (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I can also see "have at it" being used to tell a group of people to begin gorging themselves on a pr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Have at it (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sudoku (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
It looks rather boring to me as a mathematician. It is slightly more interesting as a computer scie......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Have at it (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
"Have at it" actually has more of a fighting connotation to it, kind of like "have at you". "Have a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Have at it (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
To me, "have at it" means give it a try. The meaning of "go at it" is illustrated by "go at it like......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Blazers (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Funny, working in computer science and dealing with Google very frequently, I've never since ghits, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sports Teams (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
The New York Knickerbockers?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Corporate writing (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
That's a great limerick Chris. I read it, and I got all the rhymes and such, but my brain just sort......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Culminate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
It sounds to me like the committee wrote a paper, which then had someone do two years of work. It's......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Dark Origins of Nursery Rhymes (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
Which one was the linguist, again? Matt Damon or Heath Ledger?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: She's a shoe-in (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Amsterdam has very specific laws regarding prostitution in an attempt to allay those fears, Kalleh. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Tap dancing politicians? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
It would make more sense if the word were "telegraphed". Look at definition 3b of telegraphed. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: An emotional response... (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Honestly, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It seems she was just asking for your opinions in a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Nauseous? Nauseated? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I use the former exclusively in conversation. If someone nauseated me, I would say, "you made/make ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Corporate writing (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I played competitive chess for a while, and in chess notation, you would put an "exclam" next to a p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Practical Joke (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
A practical joke is a joke that involves action. A regular joke is something you say, with a punchl......
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