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Discussion Topic  What's the word for... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Prompted by nothing in particular... I'm sure we discussed this once before, what is the word that ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
As a reliable corpus linguistics database Google is rather flawed. It presents only the internet sub......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Does anyone here have easy access to a corpus linguistics database? I'd be willing to make a small w......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, reinvigorated (in The Written Word) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I have a suggestion for an experiment to find out what the general public think. Anyone can try it. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Limericks, reinvigorated (in The Written Word) by BobHale
There's a project that some would find queer. It's a limerick dictionary, dear That's right now reac......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Well, I know when it's appropriate to cease beating an expired equine....
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
As you are well aware I am not talking about one single person arbtrarilly choosing to use a word in......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
I'm sorry Richard but I have to disagree. Words "mean" what people intend them to mean. They were no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Thanks tinman. It's as I thought. I've found that very often what some consider modern usages have l......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
You could, just a thought, have considered not phrasing it at all....
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Incidenatally can someone who has current access to the OED check what are the earliest citations fo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
Indeed. Many people do. And that is precisely why, when using it, care should be taken that it is no......
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Discussion Topic  RE: De-hyphening (in Questions & Answers about Words) by BobHale
...and the use of the word "ignorance" which, I imagine you take to simply mean "lack of knowledge",......
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Discussion Topic  RE: das deutsche Sprachschiff auf den Grund zu schicken (in The Written Word) by BobHale
Incidentally do you have any idea by what route those faux anglicisms entered German. Are they "kang......
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Discussion Topic  RE: das deutsche Sprachschiff auf den Grund zu schicken (in The Written Word) by BobHale
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Discussion Topic  RE: To do their duty be him (in The Written Word) by BobHale
I'd agree that "do one's duty by" sounds a little dated or formal, although it is still heard, but ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: To do their duty be him (in The Written Word) by BobHale
drawing someone out = subtly persuading someone to talk about something, especially if they are a li......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Book: "Extraordinary Popular Delusions" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by BobHale
(Way to go, passive aggresive!)...
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