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"New and Improved"
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To demonstrate the power of the word, I offer a list of old products, whose performance in the marke......
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August 30, 2004 19:43
RE: Japanese prefectures
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I've spent a fair amount of time lost in Tokyo. My shame at that waste is lessened by the difficult......
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August 17, 2004 20:36
RE: Pervasive coydogs
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Reverting for a moment from the equine to the canine... Coydogs may be real or may be urban (rural?......
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August 17, 2004 20:11
RE: Is there a word?
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There is an interesting Chinese word "guan(g) xi" which means "connected." It has overtones rather ......
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August 17, 2004 20:07
RE: Varieties of Written Works
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Pace Seanahan, not all science fiction is thoughtful. I believe we can make sharp contrast between,......
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August 16, 2004 10:28
RE: Varieties of Written Works
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The bonus word, 'entwicklungsroman,' has one each, of the ......
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August 13, 2004 21:21
RE: The Color of Words
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“The colours red, blue and green are real. The colour yellow is a mystical experience shared by ever......
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August 13, 2004 05:02
RE: Varieties of Written Works
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There is a category at the extreme end - the ......
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August 11, 2004 08:45
RE: The Color of Words
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Two neat links to what I learn is the Stroop test... ......
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August 10, 2004 10:46
RE: The Color of Words
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kalleh's opening disclaimer "not the color of color words" reminds me of a test on psychological int......
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August 10, 2004 10:45
Unambiguous Ambiguities
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Sometimes there's is just no arguing that a term is ambiguous. I offer "moped." Does that refer to......
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August 05, 2004 12:27
RE: Varieties of Written Works
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wordcrafter Not unlike the ketchup slogan, I await more varieties. Here of course for written works......
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August 04, 2004 12:32
RE: Group Nouns
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A column of accountants, and, a little closer to home, a table of actuaries....
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July 30, 2004 06:40
RE: Terms from Mathematics
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Wordcrafter's new entry "iff" sent me back to "Symbolic Logic" by I. M. Copi (MacMillan, 1967). Mem......
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July 08, 2004 09:08
RE: Terms from Mathematics
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I wonder, is a circular argument as bad as a circular definition? I recall something from Jonson, "......
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July 01, 2004 07:16
RE: Swords
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Despite the initial admonition, I hope wordcrafter will indulge an interesting passage on foil/epee/......
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June 21, 2004 13:33
RE: Swords
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If I may turn the conversation to playing cards, we derive "spade" from the Greek sword... Spade (2......
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June 17, 2004 13:09
Reality-Challenged
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I've never liked the term "virtual reality," on the belief that "reality" ought not take modifiers. ......
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June 15, 2004 10:03
RE: The press reflects on Reagan
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It may be of interest that hegemony is derived from Hegemone, one of the early forms of goddess who ......
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June 12, 2004 07:50
RE: Repetitiously Redundant
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My better half has leapt to my rescue. jheem makes a good point that language must be redundant som......
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