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Discussion Topic  The curse of cursive (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
When did joined-up, or handwriting come to be called cursive writing? As a child I never heard the ......
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Discussion Topic  I won't be going to Russia after all (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: GUAM (in Wordplay) by Geoff
While I voted for #1 it did not rhyme according to my dialect. IMHO, my Latin one is the only perfe......
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: GUAM (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Highbrow or not, #2 is the only one that actually rhymes, but then I'm a !)(*&^$@# prescriptivist pe......
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: GUAM (in Wordplay) by Geoff
I like a couple of them even though their rhymes don't match my pronunciation. Since that's a regio......
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Discussion Topic  Diesel/steampunk, gangnam (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Of late I've seen "dieselpunk," steampunk," and "gangnam" used on some news sites in their entertain......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing game: Mongo (in Wordplay) by Geoff
You both have mine, and I haven't managed to confuse the two yet! ......
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Discussion Topic  Aramaic or Latin (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
After reading an article about linguist Geoffrey Kahn's atempts to record the few remaining Aramaic ......
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Discussion Topic  Ankle-tap (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Ankle-tap is an expression I'd not heard previously, but read it in a discussion of climate change p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reprise of "The world's funniest joke?" (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Or put one in the hip pocket of your local politician....
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Discussion Topic  I looked up "pileated," and got this (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reprise of "The world's funniest joke?" (in Wordplay) by Geoff
So that's where we get the saying, "Give us this day our doily bread?"...
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Discussion Topic  The invisible worm that flies in the night (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
The above is a phrase from Blake's "The Sick Rose." According to a source I recently read, in Blake......
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Discussion Topic  Having some fun with etymology (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Follow the links for "merkin" here: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reprise of "The world's funniest joke?" (in Wordplay) by Geoff
O'Rourke staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology Game: narwhal (in Wordplay) by Geoff
The results: #1 was submitted by zmježd, fooling nobody. #2 is the real one, as Bob, arnie, and Ka......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology Game: narwhal (in Wordplay) by Geoff
OK, but what about the throat singing? ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology Game: narwhal (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Anyone else wish to answer? Bethree5, quit your yodeling and throat singing long enough to guess! ......
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Discussion Topic  Wow! I can haul a carton of eggs in it! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
This culled from a Subaru Forester test on MSN Autos: The Forester sports a cavernous max cargo cap......
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Discussion Topic  Odd occupation (in Potpourri) by Geoff
This is from a sidebar ad on Gmail: ......
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