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Discussion Topic  RE: Beer (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
From Dave Barry, "The English language is a rich verbal tapestry woven together from the tongues of ......
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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: 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: machinima (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Microsoft is very litigous, but only when they believe the lawsuit will help them in some way. In t......
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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: 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: 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: 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: What does it take to be an American / Brit / Aussie? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
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Discussion Topic  RE: What does it take to be an American / Brit / Aussie? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I'm trying to go through my list of vegetarians in my head and I can't seem to find any Christians, ......
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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: 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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Discussion Topic  RE: What does it take to be an American / Brit / Aussie? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
I have seen an episode or two of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language-creation by metaphor (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
To go to grad school in engineering, you take the GRE, and they basically ignore the verbal score. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What does it take to be an American / Brit / Aussie? (in Potpourri) by Seanahan
Back in college we had a floor barbeque, pay for out our floor funds. The RA who ran it obviously d......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Language-creation by metaphor (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahan
I would imagine it is a euphemism for poor. Most of the engineers I knew in college thought that a ......
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