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Discussion Topic  RE: Wherefore why? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
dictionary.com has a secondary meaning of wherefore as "therefore". I take the line to mean, "Why d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Taskmaster (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
A good example of a meme is "all your base are belong to us", which has been around for a long time ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: -ness, -osity, etc (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Honestly, I'm not sure of the source of that, I'll have to try and track it down. From what I under......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Old-fashioned Euphemisms (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: -ness, -osity, etc (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
There are many strange artifacts in English similar to this Cat. For example, I was rereading a Ste......
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Discussion Topic  RE: titillate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I suppose it depends on how erotic the discussion about health care workers was. I can't imagine be......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Taskmaster (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Sports has a rich vernacular, but even amongst the announcers, they tend not to use "big" words. Co......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Addled Adages (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
And I doubt that many of these sayings are localized in Vermont, or even native to Vermont, especial......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Old-fashioned Euphemisms (in Wordplay) by Seanahan
Kalleh, I've heard "spare the rod and spoil the child" quite a few times, although I can't seem to r......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Offender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
The OED tries to find the earliest example of the word being used with that specific meaning. Later......
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Discussion Topic  RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
If I heard someone say "desperately sorry" I would almost interpret this as sarcasm. Of course, Bri......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Offender (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
As for dildo, the etymology is unknown at dictionary.com and I don't have access to the OED online. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Well-meaning but incorrect grammar "rules" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Often you will hear the concept of a Universal Grammar. That is the idea that our brains are hardwi......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Shall/Should (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I'd say those are some of the most complicated usage notes I've ever read on dictionary.com, illustr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why-Fi? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
You're right zmjezhd, Ackerman wasn't intending it to be derogatory, although it fairly soon became ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why-Fi? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Sci-fi originated as a derogatory term, kind of like "Big Bang". The American Sci-fi channel shows ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Well-meaning but incorrect grammar "rules" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
So, I would never say "There is none left", however, I would certainly say "There's none left", whic......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Well-meaning but incorrect grammar "rules" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I don't like I would ever say "none is left", that sounds terribly ungrammatical to me, while "none ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why-Fi? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
Yes, it is a decent attempt at a pun, sorry I didn't mention that, but it is the same pun as Sci-Fi.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Why-Fi? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
The Wi is for Wireless. Many people have laptops with wireless internet cards, and many coffee shop......
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