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Discussion Topic  RE: carpe agito (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Ah well, I was guessing at the accusitive ending anyway, though I thought there'd be an "m" involved......
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Discussion Topic  RE: carpe agito (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
My guess was that the writer was aiming for "sieze the rage" (as in ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing game: terp (in Wordplay) by BobHale
Weird. None of them look remotely convincing and yet it seems there are two. Oh well. I'll take s......
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Poll  Bryson Question recast as a poll (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I hope Richard won't mind if I rewrite his original question in the form of a poll. I'm actually qui......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game - castrametation (in Wordplay) by BobHale
I didn't know the word either, but when there are several already up for one answer including both a......
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Discussion Topic  Oh dear... (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Headline on my local paper this afternoon re today's bomb scare in London. London bomb diffused....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game - castrametation (in Wordplay) by BobHale
Because arnie and jo both went for it. If the answer is not number nine I'll eat my own small intest......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game - castrametation (in Wordplay) by BobHale
And having now read them I can only say that fools shouldn't play with dice....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bluffing Game - castrametation (in Wordplay) by BobHale
As the answer is so clearly number nine, I shall, without even reading the definitions, but knowing ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: decimate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: decimate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I would add that whether or not there is a good citation for it it doesn't seem unreasonable to me t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: decimate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Proving a negative is of course very difficult and I'd venture that to prove a word was never used w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: decimate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: decimate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
It has now... Saturday's Doctor Who The Master: Decimate. Decimate. I love that word. [to alien ki......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pet peeves (in Potpourri) by BobHale
Yes. I was right. I commented on it. A construction I've heard a few times recently on TV which mak......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pet peeves (in Potpourri) by BobHale
I haven't looked through the thread yet but I'll bet I commented on "D'ya know worra mean, like?" (D......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The Old Testament (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Over here there has been talk (press reports of alleged Government suggestions actually) of keeping ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Kook (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I'll suggest again what I suggested above. "Kooky" as an adjective came about as a variant of "cucko......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Kook (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I'm not sure but I think the adjective "kooky" came first and "kook" is a back formation. As for the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks that use the eccentricities of English spelling. (in The Written Word) by BobHale
But you see "beaver" isn't used over here with that meaning....
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