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Discussion Topic  RE: Garage Sales (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Yes, I'm in Orland Park, at least until tomorrow morning, when I'm moving. Anyway, I guessed that "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: a riddle (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
Evidently I'm uncultured. I had no idea what a tea service was, much less that the kettle was not i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Garage Sales (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Rewriting the OED (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I was really unhappy with this entry ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Garage Sales (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
We have estate sales too, but they are for a recently deceased possessions. The usage is the same a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology of "counting" terms (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Wow, they reminds me of many a diagram straight out of a linguistics text. Find which languages are......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Less-known meanings of familiar words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
And in America, I've never heard clock or riddle used in either. Maybe this is because I've never h......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Less-known meanings of familiar words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I never really though of sublimation as the lesser known of the two words. Of course, the band Subl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Euphemisms make a mulligan for wrecklessness. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Not a golfer, only watched a few times on television, and obviously there is no talk of Mulligans in......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I've also heard the term "nigger-rig", which means roughly the same thing, but is mind-bogglingly of......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Workaholic: anachronism? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
The show started taking place in 1976, and has gone on for 6-7 seasons now, so it is quite possible ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'Hard words' from "River Horse" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
You missed my favorite use of the word incarnadine, oh wait, the only time I've really ever heard it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Accents: "protest" and "contest" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Accents: "protest" and "contest" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Maybe it is because I'm from the Mid-West, but I'll say protest either way. If I was to say "I prot......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hello, who invented that, then? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hash it out (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
On a related note, does anyone know where the computer science concept of a "hashing function" comes......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from Chess (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
I haven't been posting lately, but I've really been enjoying the Chess words. Zugzwang is not an of......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs US use of the definate article (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Americans almost never say "on a vacation", they say "on vacation". Of course, they never say "on t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Poll  RE: Pronunciation of "schadenfreude" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Here is how I pronounce it. Wait, I don't think I've ever actually said this word. Read it many ti......
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