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Discussion Topic  Retail therapy (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
This isn't one of our more scholary threads, but I was intrigued when someone here at my conference ......
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Discussion Topic  The Shorter OED (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
The new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is out, with 2 volumes of 2,000 pages each,......
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Discussion Topic  silly (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
In one of his columns, Nathan Bierma alerted me to the original meaning of ......
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Discussion Topic  Beer-track voters vs. wine-track voters (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Even though it's so early, the campaign path is quite hot here in the U.S. Those of us who are Obam......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origin of phrase. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Welcome, Captain Kodak. You'll be a great addition to our community! While I agree that Internet a......
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Discussion Topic  An historical question about language (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Shu and I were having a great discussion recently about how our language has developed, though a que......
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Discussion Topic  'til; until; till (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I happened to find a discussion of ......
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Discussion Topic  Pickup lines... (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have conducted a study on 127 women, exploring pickup lin......
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Discussion Topic  Plagiarism (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
The president of Southern Illinois University is being accused of ......
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Discussion Topic  Makin' of bacn (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Last Saturday a new word was invented. It's not doing ......
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Discussion Topic  Books on history of the English language... (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Bierma got this question: "Can you recommend 1 or 2 good books on the history of the English langua......
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Discussion Topic  Blunderology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Michael Erard, in his new book "Um ... : Slips, Stumbles, Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean," cal......
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Discussion Topic  Best WWII book? (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
I saw "The Longest Day" last night, and it made me want to read a good book about WWII again. After......
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Discussion Topic  Busser (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Do you still say "busboy?" If so, apparently you are behind the times. A Tribune columnist was cri......
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Discussion Topic  Drive with your heart (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
In a BMW advertisement, they say: "Drive with your heart; buy with your head." Now, I agree you sh......
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Discussion Topic  Doula (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
"Doula" is a word, apparently of Greek etymology, which refers to someone who is trained to assist w......
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Discussion Topic  Australian Humor (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
Those Australians are witty, aren't they? As the ......
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Discussion Topic  Happenstantially (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Mark Liberman on ......
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Discussion Topic  Top Political Buzzwords (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
QT from the Chicago Sun Times mentioned the Global Language Monitor ......
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Discussion Topic  Do you get this? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Timothy McNulty is the Chicago Tribune's public editor, and I enjoy his willingness to listen to cri......
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