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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms from the Ancient Greeks (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Which brings to mind that wonderful word, logodaedaly....
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Discussion Topic  No good deed goes... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Transcript of a news program: "For it did not merely serve to impune the morality..." Did the comme......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Geography words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Wouldn't be complete if we omitted: "Exclave" - Part of a state separated from the main body. "Enc......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Geography words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Perhaps the motorists were transported there, by oreads......
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Discussion Topic  RE: F-word thoughts (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
A personal favorite -- fandango. As in "a recipe so good it'll make you dance the fandago." Of unce......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words from our Board (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Captcha works by creating a pattern more subtle than a computer can recognize, but one which a human......
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Discussion Topic  The Greeks... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
There is a saying, "the Greeks had a word for it..." Is that an unattributable folk expression, or ......
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Discussion Topic  In sheep's clothing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
In a prior post we discussed language-as-virus, independent of its host. For example, Korean and Tu......
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Discussion Topic  Voluptuous Words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Enjoyed a word from an article mourning the passing of French philosopher and gastronome Jean-Franco......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Word Uses of Body Parts (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
To Caterwauller's humours, we must add "bilious," which one becomes from an excess of Mencken or Bie......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Word Uses of Body Parts (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I got an e-mail on Wordcrafter's latest post ("visceral") but it does not yet appear on the actual f......
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Discussion Topic  Monumental (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
There are innumerable memorials in the (US) District of Columbia, but I've only seen two monuments -......
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Discussion Topic  RE: hardball v fastball (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
I recall a movie where the bad guys threaten a newspaper editor, saying that they'll "play hardball.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: From the poems of Guy W. Carryl (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I beg to differ. On death that is. Dying young has been excellent career move for many, including ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms - outrageous and/or obscure (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
As a rough indicator of that which preoccupies man's attention, have a look at: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Animal words (in Potpourri) by Robert Arvanitis
Science seems to have proven Arnie right. New discovery of the "rat-squirrel" as reported by the Ass......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Astronomy terms, and metaphor (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Not so egregious an error as this one, according to Wiki: "Han Solo, in A New Hope, boasts that the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Astronomy terms, and metaphor (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Excellent illustration distinguishing among rotation, precession and nutation. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Animalia (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
"And The Children Shall Teach You..." From the junior board we learn Anguine Snake Alaudine Skylar......
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Discussion Topic  Animalia (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Having collected a number of animal words, and seeking a source for more, I naturally reverted here ......
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