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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology: lasagna (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I am not sure that I've used to the plural of "lasagna" before. Wordnerd, did they answer you? T......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Etymology of "counting" terms (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  RE: 'Hood' and 'hoodie' (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I always thought that "hoods" (the gangsters) got the name because they covered their faces with the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New words not in dictionaries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Okay, Di, that makes more sense to me. Still, I don't think we have an equivalent word to "chav," d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Euphemisms make a mulligan for wrecklessness. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Shu, I imagine "mulligan" isn't used in England....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jonesing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Yes, Jerry, I should have written "Joneses" and not "Jones." Shu, from the OED I found that the nou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Salutations (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
I assume you are right, Cat. Here is what etymology.com says about "salutation": "1382, from O.F......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linguistic politeness (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
I like Miss Manners, too. I was just surprised that linguists were getting into "politeness" and ev......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New words not in dictionaries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  Linguistic politeness (in Potpourri) by Kalleh
According to Nathan Bierma, there is a new journal about to debut: Journal of Politeness Research. ......
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Discussion Topic  Jonesing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Somebody said he was "jonesing for a Coniston's Bluebird Bitters." I hadn't heard of the word "jone......
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Discussion Topic  RE: New words not in dictionaries (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
I haven't heard of this word "chav," but I just read about it on ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Yes, CW, that's how I use jerry-rigging, too. CW, have you (or other Americans here) heard of "jerr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Acrostic/anagram limerick (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Good luck, anyway, Hic, with the "flawless" and "Alice" rhymes on OEDILF! ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Salutations (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
Yes, I too have seen "Regards" or "With warm regards" used with less formal communication. I have a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
Does "jerry-built" mean "jury-rig" then? I haven't heard of "jerry-built," but I have heard of "jer......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Salutations (in The Written Word) by Kalleh
I find that nuances between the English and the Americans to be so interesting. We would ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jerry did WHAT? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
That is fascinating, aput. In the online OED, it says this about jury-mast, where jury-rig is: "Ap......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lock of Hair (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
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Discussion Topic  RE: Lock of Hair (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh
According to OED, it has meant "One of the portions into which a head of hair, a beard, etc., natura......
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