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Discussion Topic  CULTIVATION VS DOMESTICATION (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
A few weeks ago someone asked when agriculture began. I came across these two distinctions that arc......
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Discussion Topic  INVENTIONS (in Potpourri) by missann
I often invent things but have no desire, money or skill to patent anything. However, I think there......
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Discussion Topic  HISTORY OF WORLD IN TERMS OF .... (in Potpourri) by missann
On Saturday I said I was reading the history of the world in terms of salt economy. E.g., the Engli......
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Discussion Topic  RE: We could use these words! ;) (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
My son has several books of such words. They are called "Sniglets." One of my favorietes is a word......
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Discussion Topic  frou frou (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Pronounced froo froo. A rustling as of women's skirts. Frilly ornamentation, esp. in women's cloth......
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Discussion Topic  BLOUSE (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
On saturday, ZMJ said the upper garment that an Indian woman wears, a Choli, is a "blouse" in Englis......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Eponyms from Surnames from Occupations (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
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Discussion Topic  TCHOTCHKE (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
The "...old man was filed away like a worthless tchotchke." In Water for Elephants by Gruen. Variou......
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Discussion Topic  RE: amyloidal (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
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Discussion Topic  RE: Nobody's business but the Turk's? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
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Discussion Topic  SUB-PRIME (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
I watched a new word being born on the TV the other day. The financial news anchor had been talking......
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Discussion Topic  chimera (chimaera) (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
Pronounced ki-mir-a. This was a mythical monster composed of several animals. There was a document......
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Discussion Topic  THREADS (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
"Threads" is slang for clothing as well as the topic in a Forum. There are some funny and arcane wo......
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Discussion Topic  It's about TIME (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Last Saturday we discussed GMT. As with the blind men describing the elephant, we each had somethin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Obscure Water-Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
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Discussion Topic  RE: Colo(u)rful Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
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Discussion Topic  POLYMATH (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
In a book review about Gregor Mendel they said he was a "devoted naturalist, a polymath who saw conn......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Thingies" and related entities (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
While we're at it, how about overuse of the word "very." It is rarely very necessary...
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Discussion Topic  TURBID AND TURGID (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
I have often seen the word turgid used where I though the author meant turbid. Turbid means cloudy a......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Thingies" and related entities (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
In a family with little children "thingy" is often used to refer to a boys anatomy. As, his thingy.......
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