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Discussion Topic  RE: World's WORST jokes (part one) (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Sent by a friend: I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can......
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Discussion Topic  Chemicals (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Why is it that we panic when we see the word, "chemicals?" Here's an article about "chemophobia": ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Stay in China, Bob! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Stay in China, Bob! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  Stay in China, Bob! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
This from a Russian news site: ......
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Discussion Topic  Names as descriptors (in Potpourri) by Geoff
In bygone days one's family name often described one's occupation, and those names are still with us......
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Discussion Topic  Bluffing Game: Gaffer (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Most of us are familiar with the movie making job of gaffer - they're in charge of the lighting - an......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Fame (in Potpourri) by Geoff
When I click on the "entertainment" area of a news source from the USA I don't recognize 90% of the......
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Discussion Topic  Pyrrhic victory (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
In the Bluffing Game I posted a daffynition of "donnybrook" as being the battle won by King Harold p......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of "writer's block" (in The Written Word) by Geoff
What percentage got it?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: New study on babies' language development (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Not surprising IMO. Amniotic fluid can pass sound waves as well as any other liquid....
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Discussion Topic  RE: The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of "writer's block" (in The Written Word) by Geoff
I assume that writer's block is a depressive condition, so why was the author named Upper? ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Let's see if I've got all this right: We've got "bursa" that's a famous bag, a "fiscus" that's a mo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Just looked it up. It's "bourse," not "bourge." No doubt from Latin "bursa." Still might all tie ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
After reading the bit about Bulgarian, buggar, and bourge, I had to laugh. Isn't "bourge" the name ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
After peeking in at the palindrome thread it occurred to me that some languages don't have alphabets......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More nails in my prescriptivist coffin (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: More nails in my prescriptivist coffin (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Right you are, Z, and I scanned it briefly this morning! I don't know why I didn't think of it befo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More nails in my prescriptivist coffin (in Potpourri) by Geoff
My whole point is that my prescriptivist leanings are thoroughly thrashed by the above bit of schola......
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