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RE: Words from pre-scientific revolution
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On the note of atomos(from Democritus, I believe), I read an interesting essay by Asimov. If instea......
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September 14, 2005 16:21
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The problem with "survivors", crappy tv show aside, is that the connotation is all wrong. You're a ......
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September 14, 2005 05:52
RE: Alpabet SOOP?
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In Latin, Jehovah is spelled with an I. Indiana Jones memories from this thread, anyone?...
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September 12, 2005 20:31
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That definition is completely different from what the word actually means. However, in government, ......
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September 11, 2005 11:50
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You have no idea how often embarazada came up in my high school spanish class. Hilarious, every tim......
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September 09, 2005 15:44
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I came across this one just now. Genie is from the English Geny, from the French, Genie, from the L......
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September 09, 2005 06:09
RE: refugee
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I'm estimating here, but I would say there are almost a billion people worldwide who live on a dolla......
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September 09, 2005 05:47
A discussion today
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I was at lunch with my co-workers, and the topic of science came up. I made a comment about how dur......
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September 08, 2005 19:22
RE: So seductive, but false...
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Is there some possibility that their is a relationship between scura and scutiger in PIE? Obviously......
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September 08, 2005 19:19
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I meant elicit, and just typed the wrong word. My pronunciation of elicit is pretty close to illici......
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September 07, 2005 21:12
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Well, they're seeking refuge, and that makes them refugees to me, and it is the word I've used to de......
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September 07, 2005 06:10
RE: 'credulity'
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Do people talk about "hoovering" mostly in England? I've never heard that term before in America....
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September 07, 2005 05:55
RE: What can I do you for?
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It started off as a sexual innuendo, and now is just a whimsical way of saying the very common "what......
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September 05, 2005 12:04
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Of course! A blankie is a blanket, except has special emotional attachment for a child. Often it i......
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September 04, 2005 18:24
RE: 'credulity'
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That is odd. I think I may have heard the lend/barrow confusion once or twice in vernacular speech ......
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September 04, 2005 11:23
RE: Yanks
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I was referring to Ryan SandbErg, of the Chicago Cubs. Not to be confused with Carl SandbUrg, the f......
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September 01, 2005 05:53
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My wallet is missing. My left shoe is missing. The Lindbergh baby is missing. My book is missing....
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August 31, 2005 21:28
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Kalleh, for a beer with a slogan like "My Goodness my Guinness", one doesn't really need to preferen......
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August 31, 2005 21:24
RE: Yanks
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Asa, I didn't know number 23 for the Cubs was a writer......
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August 31, 2005 21:22
RE: Belies
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My feeling is it is a bad usage. The words belies and betrays are used in similar contexts, and the......
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August 30, 2005 20:10
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