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Discussion Topic  RE: Catch phrases (in Potpourri) by arnie
I'd say that a prime example of "dry humour" is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: acidic chairs emit fragrant stars (in Wordplay) by arnie
George was proud of his collection of curios. They were displayed in a glass-fronted case in his liv......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What's the right word? (in Potpourri) by arnie
I agree that it would be wise to avoid a neologism. Another possible alternative word could be ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hugo's How To Avoid Incorrect English (in Potpourri) by arnie
Bob, Is there any explanation for why the sentence is completely recast in the "aim to/at" example?......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The verges of vulgarity (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
There once was a girl named Madonna To all the boys she'd ask "Do you wanna?" Warren Beatty said no,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cultural Differences 2 (in Potpourri) by arnie
The survey was published over here by the BBC, and for those who believe that the schools no longer ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe question (in Potpourri) by arnie
The second option. "The Council of Learned Journals' Phoenix Award" is correct because the award is......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Engrossed (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
It survives in a legal context. When documents are written out they are ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Varieties of Written Works (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
SF has many definitions: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Varieties of Written Works (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
I'd certainly describe many of Asimov's robot stories as "think pieces". Like many SF authors at the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Ashley Judd: etymology in the news (in Potpourri) by arnie
Michael Quinion recently wrote about seersucker in ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reverse Dictionary (in Wordplay) by arnie
Asa, Your post said ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Entymology (not 'etymology') (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
Hmmm... The tenor of this thread makes me even more glad to be living in England, where we have no p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Elide (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I can't bring to mind an example, but I have certainly seen "elide" used in the way Kalleh mentions,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Leadership vs. Jazz (in Potpourri) by arnie
Towards the foot of the page is the paragraph:......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Varieties of Written Works (in The Vocabulary Forum) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Detective Descriptors (in Potpourri) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Two antennas (in Wordplay) by arnie
A while later they had two kids; one of each: UHF and VHF....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reverse Dictionary (in Wordplay) by arnie
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Discussion Topic  RE: Gantlet vs. gauntlet (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I didn't know the variant "gantlet" existed until this post. I see that it appears to be an American......
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