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Discussion Topic  RE: Birth of Beer (language-related, actually) (in Potpourri) by missann
When this baby was born, did they burp the baby?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Iatrogenic" vs. "nosocomial" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Oops. The word was nosocomial. G, nosokomeian = hospital. Relating to a hospital. Denoting a new......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Iatrogenic" vs. "nosocomial" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Iatros = Greek = physician. iatrogenic = resulting from, or caused by, a physician or surgeon. Ofte......
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Discussion Topic  hoi polloi (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
I had always understood this to mean the underclass, the man on the street. In the 1980's my son ha......
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Discussion Topic  Dactyl Riddle (in Wordplay) by missann
What would a tactile, dactyl, ersatz fractal be?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Toponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
I was only joking when I asked the qustion. I didn't think there was such a word. However, there i......
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Discussion Topic  Dactyl (in Wordplay) by missann
Dactyl Quackily, swimmingly Duck on the lake. Syndactyl oddity, Web feet did make. _____________ H......
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Discussion Topic  FIDO (in Wordplay) by missann
Last Saturday I suggested a word game for times when you are really, really bored on long car trips.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sticky-outie (in Potpourri) by missann
The sniglet books are full of such things. My favorite is the one for when it is raining and you dr......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Toponyms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
Re: Sodom and Gomorrah. I know what Sodomy is but does anyone know what Gamorrahmy is? Or shouldn'......
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Discussion Topic  Hypothesis vs theory (in The Written Word) by missann
There is frequent confusion about these two words. To a scientist, a hypothesis is a statement put ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Folly (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
I'm glad you pointed out that we don't use the word "folly" as the English do. It is such a useful ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: algorithm, routine (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Thanks for explaining an algorithm. As for "program' and "programme" I have taken to always using ......
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Discussion Topic  Identityy Crisis (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Sometimes it is difficult for a woman to fill out that little line on a form that says "occupation."......
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Discussion Topic  Mountains (in Potpourri) by missann
Some mountains have clever or colorful names. I will list a few and would like your input into othe......
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Discussion Topic  Winds (in The Vocabulary Forum) by missann
I have been enchanted by the names of winds but never found a source list. For example, Sirocco is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: "Us Yanks" vs. "We Brits" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
Re: Us Yanks It de-pends on how it is used. If it is the subject of the sentence we should use "we."......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Strange Pastry Names (in Questions & Answers about Words) by missann
In England, "dick" is a common, non specific name for a dog, much as we use the word, Fido. Therefo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: INVENTIONS (in Potpourri) by missann
Thanks for all your great ideas!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Odd City names, 1932 (in Potpourri) by missann
We had a cottage on one of the Finger Lakes,in upstate New York. The nearby town had been named "So......
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