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Discussion Topic  RE: Language-creation by metaphor (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Kalleh, if you read neveu's post again, you'll see "three". ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A poem question (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I'm just too good for this world. I usually pick up on subtle racial insults, to the sense that I h......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Harry Potter - alliteration (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
If one were to randomly pick names, one would have 1 in 26 chance of alliteration. Obviously, there......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A poem question (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
Well, I read it 3 times, and it is pretty short, so it is very open. However, my interpretation was......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why cor yo spake proper loik we? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I interpreted #4 as something Cartman would on South Park, for those who don't get the reference, "S......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Not eponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
A little more information about the problems for those who don't know: The Travelling Salesman prob......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Distaff (or the opposite thereof) (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Yes, in Chicago if you said Distaff, you would get the response "What staff". I'm serious, even if ......
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Poll  RE: "Morning mouth" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
It's a logical extension of the ubiquitous(USA) morning breath. It is slightly less accurate, as th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Use/utilize (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
In High School Language courses they tried to get us to use different terms throughout an essay. We......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Knap" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Is that a specifically Briitsh Theater term? I've never heard it used in America, at least, not in ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Rewriting the OED (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
We SF fans like to use "The Skiffy Channel" to refer to the Sci-Fi channel, which for those of you w......
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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: Rewriting the OED (in The Written Word) by Seanahan
I was really unhappy with this entry ......
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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: 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: '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: The Common Man (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Seanahan
Babylon 5 has a great word "Lurker". It was used to describe the homeless, poor, stranded people wh......
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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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