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Discussion Topic  RE: Imply vs. Infer (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: A self-contradictory word (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Yes, I agree with aput. It's basically a compound of three words. German orthography simply eschews ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A self-contradictory word (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Somehow, I doubt it. If you google the word in question you get six pages, all of which are in Engli......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A theory on "theory" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
It's interesting to note that the OED lists a fedw definitions of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd fruits (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
A grandfather of mine raised quince, but the bottom fell out of the market when other sources of pec......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd fruits (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
wordnerd-- You can get mangosteens canned here in the States, but it ain't the same thing. For the f......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd fruits (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
The mangosteen is a fantastic fruit. Purple, pithy outer covering. Cream-colored flesh. Little, flat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Repetitiously Redundant (in The Vocabulary Forum) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: Repetitiously Redundant (in The Vocabulary Forum) by jheem
Well, I take a slightly different tack on pleonasms. Language, in general, is redundant. That's main......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Ink-stained wretch" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: Malversation (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Well, it came in through French ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by jheem
Thanks, RJA. I don't think I can add things to that page. Perhaps wordcrafter will do....
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the securities markets (in The Vocabulary Forum) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Ink-stained wretch" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
So, Jesse Sheidlower (of the OED) suggests that it was the Man Who Came to Dinner, i.e., Alexander W......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Ink-stained wretch" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
I don't know, but I see a bunch of Yiddish-speaking type-setters....
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Discussion Topic  RE: This usage grates (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Actually, to pick a nit, neither of the example sentences is passive. Reliant is an adjective and no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Least favorite words? (in Potpourri) by jheem
I usually hear and use tweak only in its fine adjustment meaning. I think it comes from electronics ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: scrophulariaceous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Well, scrofula comes from a Latin word ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Stress (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
I heard and read it before: nothing to stress (out) about, nothing to stress over, don't stress, don......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Highly appropriate sayings (in Potpourri) by jheem
Kalleh writes: ......
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