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Discussion Topic  RE: Dark Origins of Nursery Rhymes (in The Written Word) by arnie
Sorry, wordnerd, I couldn't bear seeing the typo in the thread title any longer, so I've edited it t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game: Tarantulate (in Wordplay) by arnie
I'll go for 8...
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Discussion Topic  RE: An emotional response... (in Potpourri) by arnie
I think most people would agree that the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: An emotional response... (in Potpourri) by arnie
Surely the ILP isn't just a piece of paper, it's the concept. It's the waste of time and energy in c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Corporate writing (in The Written Word) by arnie
I agree that exclamation marks are overused, often by people who tend to use other punctuation far t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Evolution of swearing (in Potpourri) by arnie
I've been trying to remember who it was who said on TV that any word can sound 'dirty' if you say it......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Exotic Idiom (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I've never come across it before. I still am none the wiser about its meaning. A quick Google gives ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Railroading (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
The usual phrase over here is 'dead man's ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lexicographical "gotcha" (in Potpourri) by arnie
That sort of thing does happen to Wikipedia from time to time, alas. The problem is inherent in the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Trottin (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Here's a page about the lithograph: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lexicographical "gotcha" (in Potpourri) by arnie
That's the RSS feed for his newsletter. If you use a decent browser (not Internet Explorer) you can ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Collectives-Idiomatic (in Potpourri) by arnie
A peck is one of the old Imperial dry measures used since at least the 14th century, although they a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mufti (in Potpourri) by arnie
Only the AskOxford definition specifically limits the wearing of mufti to military or police staff. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Aggarvate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
It's commonly used here, as Bob says, although I have heard a couple of people pronounce it as 'agge......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Route (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I know that many Americans pronounce 'route' as 'rowt'; it's pronounced 'root' here in England. The ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: She's a shoe-in (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game...theremin (in Wordplay) by arnie
Number four rings a bell with me....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Mufti (in Potpourri) by arnie
I can't see why not. I seem to remember seeing it used for a group of airline pilots once, so wht no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: eponyms page - major omission? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Welcome, Jeremy! ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from pre-scientific revolution (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
'Atom' comes from the original idea that it was the building block of the universe; it was thought t......
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