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Discussion Topic  Origin of "PU" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Why does 'PU' refer to a bad smell?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Perchlorate (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Much of that I understand, jheem. But can you give a few examples of 'impersonal' verbs, with valen......
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Discussion Topic  RE: If you're fired, you're de-__ (in Wordplay) by shufitz
In the old days of ships of mast and sail, an experienced sailor was said to 'know the ropes'. But ......
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Discussion Topic  "Eating crow" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
How did 'to eat crow' come to mean 'to humbly admit error'?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: If you're fired, you're de-__ (in Wordplay) by shufitz
They forced the king from office, for ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: If you're fired, you're de-__ (in Wordplay) by shufitz
The artist was ......
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Discussion Topic  European Babel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
The countries in the EU have different languages. To avoid offending any country, the EU uses each a......
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Discussion Topic  "Neck" (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
One more ......
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Discussion Topic  Not sarcasm; not irony ... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
What would you call the literary device being used in this witty description I came across while rea......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Six Letters . . . Part 10 (in Wordplay) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  RE: Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Of course, it could well be that Charlemagne's civil law, and the church's canonical law, separately......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Publishing the marriage banns dates back to an order by Charlemagne in the early 800s, according to ......
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Discussion Topic  The Twelve Days of Christmas (in Potpourri) by shufitz
Installments from the family records: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
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Discussion Topic  Popular revolution with the communication revolution (in Potpourri) by shufitz
We have a ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
In other words, jheem, ......
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Discussion Topic  Banned? Barred? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
With our recent thread on the meanings of 'band' (wedding band, brass band, band of brothers), I did......
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Discussion Topic  Radio call-letters (in Wordplay) by shufitz
The radio reported news from Alaska, and to conclude its broadcast said, ......
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Discussion Topic  Ukraine (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
It seems that country-names have political meanings. From the papers:......
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Discussion Topic  Contributing and distributing (in Questions & Answers about Words) by shufitz
Listing to a broadcast on NPR (National Public Radio), I heard a BBC commentator pronounce these wor......
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