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Discussion Topic  RE: I wish they wouldn't do that (in Potpourri) by goofy
It irritates me too. Once I heard someone or other say on TV that "tip" was an acronym for "to insur......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Carburetor (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
According to the OED there are some other words, but I'm not familiar with them: azoturet, hydruret,......
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Discussion Topic  RE: cloudberry (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
Yes, they grow in Newfoundland and I know someone who makes cloudberry jam. I like it, it's really s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Interesting blog posts (in The Written Word) by goofy
I know what "lusophone" means only because Portugal is called "Lusitania" in Asterix....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is it a children's book? (in The Written Word) by goofy
It's a great book. I read it as an adult....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why dictionary translation is not a great idea (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why dictionary translation is not a great idea (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why dictionary translation is not a great idea (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is there a difference? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why dictionary translation is not a great idea (in Potpourri) by goofy
It's a problem with machine translation or translation when the translator doesn't know enough of th......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Being worked to death (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
I used ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Being worked to death (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
I don't know enough about Chinese, but I know there's a similar word in Japanese: karōshi 過労死 - from......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe or no apostrophe? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Apostrophe or no apostrophe? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bulls and Cows (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
I find this whole discussion weird. The word is obviously "cow". If we're going to insist on using "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Under the weather (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
But it doesn't really explain the origin of the phrase, other than to rule out the British Navy theo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Under the weather (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
According to the OED, it's a US phrase that first appeared in the Austin Papers....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lance (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
"Lance" means nothing in German, as far as I know....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Interesting etymologies (in Potpourri) by goofy
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