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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by jheem
I've always missed the older apostrophization rule for names that end in s. I notice that the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by jheem
The big problem with apostrophes, at least in possessives, is that they mark a purely grammatical an......
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Discussion Topic  RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by jheem
The difference between lie and lay is similar to that of sit and set, rise and raise, or fall and fe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A perfect example of a misplaced modifier (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
K., ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prognostication (in Potpourri) by jheem
I've never really liked sports, but I have heard of both Michael Jordan and David Beckham. Jordan wa......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Antebellum (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Antebellum for me means pre-US-Civil-War and pre-war means before WW2, unless the context calls for ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Risible/Ludicrous/Ridiculous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
K., the first ten, non-dictionary googlehits for risible are: risible 45-minute claim, risible absur......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Risible/Ludicrous/Ridiculous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
I'm not so sure about size being the determining factor in the meaning of the two words. The online ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Icelandic Names (in Potpourri) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: Icelandic Names (in Potpourri) by jheem
In Tamil Nadu (a southern state in India) family names are rare, too. Men and unmarried women are ar......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Risible/Ludicrous/Ridiculous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Risible and ridiculous are related: Latin ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Prognostication (in Potpourri) by jheem
Edison was a great stealer of other's inventions, a great patenter, a great self-promoter, and a hug......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Blowing in the Winds (in The Vocabulary Forum) by jheem
I grew up on a farm, where we raised oats, and I played amongst the windrows in the summer heat. We ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chiasmus vs Juxtaposition? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
I wouldn't worry too much about it Kalleh, but if it's any help, the Greek original (which isn't a c......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Items in Today's Paper (in The Written Word) by jheem
Champagne, like Stilton, is a placename, and the product (in this case sparkling wine) came to be as......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chiasmus vs Juxtaposition? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Kalleh, "beg" and "dig" are both verbs. That's it.It's just the part of speech and the place in the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Items in Today's Paper (in The Written Word) by jheem
The whole Budvar / Budweiser thing would be laughable if it weren't for the fact that the original o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chiasmus vs Juxtaposition? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
Here it is schematically: [Each throat]a [was parched]b, and [(was) glazed]b [each eye]a. The par......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chiasmus vs Juxtaposition? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by jheem
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Discussion Topic  RE: Least used letter? (in Potpourri) by jheem
Its my screenname, jheem, written in Devanagri, the syllabary used to write Sanskrit and Hindi. I co......
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