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Discussion Topic  RE: Pet peeves (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Ahhh, another of mine is when people use "less" when they should use "fewer". Oftentimes people say......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pet peeves (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I hate feel badly, too--though there are some sexy connotations there!!!! Why say "orientate", when......
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Discussion Topic  mephitic (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
In the book "Nickle and Dimed", which I highly recommend, the author (a reporter) used some very int......
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Discussion Topic  machinations (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Recently, I used the word machinations when describing a scheme somebody had. I had to look it up t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Well, duhhhhh... (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Good heavens - what a stupid headline!...
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Discussion Topic  Community Post (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Since we no longer have a Community section like we used to have, I'll put this here. I miss that s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Plus ça change . . . (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
I suppose that's true, Bob. However, I look at the comedy on TV. To me, it has gone downhill preci......
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Discussion Topic  RE: And what exactly, is that? (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I looked it up and it comes up as a name. In fact there is the Snader Family Alaskan Cookbook....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is he really typical? (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
It must be c), Bob, because most of these are pretty simple. He has never heard of Winston Churchil......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limerick game: MAINE (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Sorry I missed this one, too....
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Discussion Topic  RE: KENNT - the limericks (I know, I know) (in Wordplay) by Kalleh
Sorry I have been absent from these - and I love the limerick game. Nicely done - clearly many by m......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New definitions of old words make it into the dictionary (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Kalleh
Interesting, Geoff. It rather coincides with my post about using the word "andragogy." The usage a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lay/lie (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
That is one of Shu's peeves, too. People are not using "lie" correctly. I wonder if that has chang......
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Discussion Topic  RE: This would go in the Community Forum if it hadn't disappeared (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Welcome home, Bob. I know you loved your time in China and don't feel great returning to England, s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Nothing to do with language but (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I hadn't really thought about this before, but now I see your point. I tried hard to see an actual ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: YouTube comment (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
I will agree that Twitter has changed a lot since the new owner. It certainly leans right now....
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Discussion Topic  Words meaning the opposite (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Shu and I were talking about words that mean the opposite at times, such as terrific or terribly. Y......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sea change. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I see "sea change" as major as well - a 180 degree change in whatever is changing....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Fragmentary sentence in the NYT (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Back to the NYT, the context definitely helps. It seems that the first sentence should be connected......
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Discussion Topic  RE: One right answer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
"To be served" doesn't sound stilted to me. That's what I'd suggest. "Be served" or "served" sound......
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