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Discussion Topic  RE: Japanese prefectures (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Is the Japanese character for Emperor the same as the Chinese character for Emperor?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Japanese prefectures (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
I looked up Diet and from the MW dictionary definition it sounds like it was Holy Roman Empire term ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Japanese prefectures (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Let me be more specific. Why is the Japanese word translated as 'prefect' and not 'sheriff' or 'admi......
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Discussion Topic  Japanese prefectures (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Why are government units in Japan named prefectures, and not counties or provinces?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Subtle distinctions (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
How would you distinguish ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: metastory (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
I'll bet metastory refers to a person's 'big picture' of his life. For example, the individual stori......
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Discussion Topic  Subtle distinctions (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Many years ago I saw the late Tony Randall on the Tonight Show. Johnny Carson asked Randall if he ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: metastory (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
In mathematics and computer sciences, meta- has come to mean something like moving up a higher level......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Hippie Dictionary (in The Written Word) by neveu
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by neveu
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Discussion Topic  RE: Modern coinages (in Potpourri) by neveu
"Foodies: Have you heard of it?" Oh yeah, big-time. San Francisco considers itself the Foodie Capit......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chameleon (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
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Discussion Topic  RE: Verbifying nouns (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
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Discussion Topic  RE: Box-back coat (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Wow. Very interesting box-back......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Terms from Mathematics (in The Vocabulary Forum) by neveu
Wordcrafter is right about 'exponential'. It is almost never used correctly, and has become a fancy-......
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Discussion Topic  Box-back coat (in Questions & Answers about Words) by neveu
Louis Armstrong's 1927 recording of St. James Infirmary mentions a 'Box-back coat'. From what I unde......
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