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RE: Odd fruits
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wordnerd-- You can get mangosteens canned here in the States, but it ain't the same thing. For the f......
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RE: Odd fruits
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The mangosteen is a fantastic fruit. Purple, pithy outer covering. Cream-colored flesh. Little, flat......
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June 02, 2004 07:26
RE: Kissing a fool: chiasmus
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May 24, 2004 10:07
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RE: Malversation
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Well, it came in through French ......
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RE: "Ink-stained wretch"
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So, Jesse Sheidlower (of the OED) suggests that it was the Man Who Came to Dinner, i.e., Alexander W......
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May 14, 2004 06:13
RE: "Ink-stained wretch"
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I don't know, but I see a bunch of Yiddish-speaking type-setters....
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May 13, 2004 07:35
RE: This usage grates
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Actually, to pick a nit, neither of the example sentences is passive. Reliant is an adjective and no......
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May 13, 2004 07:34
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I usually hear and use tweak only in its fine adjustment meaning. I think it comes from electronics ......
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May 12, 2004 08:13
RE: scrophulariaceous
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Well, scrofula comes from a Latin word ......
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May 11, 2004 05:50
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I heard and read it before: nothing to stress (out) about, nothing to stress over, don't stress, don......
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May 11, 2004 05:37
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Kalleh writes: ......
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May 10, 2004 09:17
RE: Greek for "Love"
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Not a problem, Robert. I just thought folks'd be interested in the etymology. I wondered about Delph......
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April 30, 2004 08:44
RE: Greek for "Love"
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April 30, 2004 07:19
RE: What is a "robin"?
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April 29, 2004 07:41
RE: Boss Sauce
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That's interesting. So the term ......
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April 29, 2004 06:20
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April 27, 2004 07:12
RE: A word for it?
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Asexual, for me, has stronger connotations of having no sexual organs or not using sex to reproduce,......
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April 27, 2004 07:05
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While looking for an etymology of ......
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RE: Boss Sauce
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As with many things in the '60s, the adjectival form of the word boss is a bit older than one would ......
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