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Discussion Topic  free up (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
In what way does appending "up" alter the meaning of a word If ~ means to simply free, disentangle,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is a syllable? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
Kalleh, thanks for bringing up the subject as it is, or was, of great interest to me. I wrote an ent......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "fissile" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
I would imagine that they're using the word to mean explosively fissile, as pure enough for a bomb...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Starlings' grammar... (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
This "recursive grammar" is what linguists have long believed, separated man from beast--AP Further......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Kennel? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
Yes, very common leftpondwise. In confirmation, Laverne defines it as "A compound where they keep d......
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Discussion Topic  It's good for you (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
“Ethanol is good for drivers”–GWB 4-25-06 Of course we know what he means, but what a syntactical b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: digital flashlight (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
I suspect that the Vector linked above and possibly also the Surefire employs pulse-width or -freque......
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Discussion Topic  digital flashlight (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
How can a flashlight be digital Isn't that like saying judgmental refrigerator or anxious pomegrana......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by dalehileman
I get 162,000 hits on Google but surprisingly only one in OneLook: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: word count revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
zm: Of course I did, but a preposition shouldn't be used to end a sentence with...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Stringing along (in The Vocabulary Forum) by dalehileman
Also a little OT, but speaking of hyphens, deleted...
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Discussion Topic  word count revisited (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
I've heard that English and Russian vie for most words. Can anyone dilate...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Civil war vs. sectarian violence (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
kalleh--It's a good question. I have wondered too if "insurgent" isn't a euphemism...
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Discussion Topic  RE: carriwitchet (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Sean--of course; I knew that! Excuse:Onset of Alzheimer's...
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Discussion Topic  carriwitchet (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Sometimes I wonder about Google 201 hits for "carriwitchet" 367 for carriwitchet -uk -au -nz -nu ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Oops" word (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
kalleh:Thanks for the tip on "Reply all" As far as hyphens are concerned, any practice that reduces......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Oops" word (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
What's more apalling by far is when you are composing an email and go to click on File or Edit but i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: monopoly (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
Bob: If there were less competition in the wooly-hat industry, if wooly-hat makers were considered ......
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Discussion Topic  Punctuation revisited (in Potpourri) by dalehileman
Concerning the importance of punctuation--at least re the hyphen--at least in tech writing ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: monopoly (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehileman
~... 4 a person or a group having a ~ --Merriam Collegiate Thus if the colleges can be called a gro......
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