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RE: Tasty Words
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The "sap" of taste becomes the "sip" when negated, as with "insipid," the antonym of sapid. Are the......
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September 09, 2007 09:39
RE: Savory Collectives - E pluribus unum
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A sporting diversion and Spanish pun: "Olla-podrida" brings to mind Roberto Duran, originally nickn......
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September 03, 2007 08:41
RE: Collections of Writings
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IS "opus" too musically oriented?...
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August 31, 2007 11:28
RE: Collections of Writings
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"Prosopo" is Greek for face, so might we say a prosopography was the original Facebook?...
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August 27, 2007 06:13
RE: Specific "collective" nouns
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Anyone recall who first used the term "gig(g)irls?" Vaguely recall James Joyce but not to coming up......
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August 19, 2007 13:08
RE: Collections and collectors
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The collectible is limited, I suppose, only by the range of one's vice(s). I've seen CEOs with fram......
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August 14, 2007 07:21
RE: Collections and collectors
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Wonderful offerings, wordcrafter. I am entering them all in my ......
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August 12, 2007 05:37
RE: Collections and collectors
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An intriguing question on this week's topic (from ......
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August 10, 2007 10:08
RE: What's Our Theme?
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Following arnie even further afield, regarding colors: The Japanese have two different words for "bl......
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August 04, 2007 11:48
RE: What's Our Theme?
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For the bonus word, a bonus application: "Fiat justitia ruat caelum;" "Let there be justice, thoug......
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August 03, 2007 08:35
RE: Words with Religious Connection
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Strange juxtaposition "gemütlich mélange," takes two languages to paint the scene. (Also recalls ou......
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July 09, 2007 11:37
RE: Words with Religious Connection
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The Latin permission to print brings to mind another phrase. Q: When does NO mean yes? When it st......
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July 03, 2007 15:50
RE: Theme – Short Words
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Oda, hence odalisque... ......
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May 06, 2007 11:06
RE: Laws, Principles, and Rules
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The Peter solution to THAT question is the "lateral arabesque." When one has risen to the ultimate ......
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May 03, 2007 22:35
RE: Laws, Principles, and Rules
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This is a link to Google Book Search, page 313 (letter 182), which reproduces the letter from Gresh......
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April 29, 2007 09:37
RE: People You Know
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Speaking of senile, the female form "anile" is sometimes misunderstood, probably the same folks who ......
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March 26, 2007 07:38
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Brings to mind the famous gathering of such special guests: ......
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March 21, 2007 10:28
RE: Miscellaneous Words
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Divagate, related to the vagus ("wandering") nerve, whence also vagrants. See ......
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March 17, 2007 16:30
RE: Miscellaneous Words
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To my ear, the form might be "agalaxia" or "agalactia," where "ia" denotes a condition. Compare hyp......
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March 15, 2007 09:23
RE: Words from the Crimean War
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Interesting that the Crimean hillock was named mamelon, but the mountain in Wyoming is called "Grand......
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February 08, 2007 12:33
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