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RE: Devilish Derivation
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December 31, 2005 18:45
RE: Devilish Derivation
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shufitz,I believe you've nailed it. One use of learned terms is to hide underlying ignorance. In r......
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December 31, 2005 18:38
Devilish Derivation
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Music, Liszt especially, triggers the question. We know Satan, the devil, Ol' Nick. A host of Gree......
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December 31, 2005 18:25
RE: bald-faced vs. bold-faced
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Brings to mind the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). I seem to recall lines like "Oh b......
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December 10, 2005 04:58
Long and the short of it
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Long walk for a short beer Long walk off a short pier Two expressions for a disappointment, a less-......
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October 19, 2005 14:13
On a Roll
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Has Wordcraft ever discussed the multiplicity of words on a roll(role)? Barrel... Tootsie... Bank........
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October 03, 2005 17:46
Untranslatable Japanese
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Well not exactly, or entirely, untranslatable. Any concept can be conveyed in a sufficient number o......
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October 03, 2005 14:47
RE: A new, experimental forum
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From a capital markets perspective, note that none of the foregoing is to be confused with usufruct......
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October 03, 2005 14:41
Exotic Idiom
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Anyone know the origin of the phrase "send in the llamas?" Gave me an almost-but-not-quite feeling ......
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September 27, 2005 05:31
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In contrast to the metric system, English measure is a jumble of idiosyncratic ratios and history-bo......
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September 20, 2005 13:51
So seductive, but false...
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"Equerry" is one who cares for the royal horses. One intuits the horse connection, but the word is ......
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September 08, 2005 06:12
RE: Dry Wit
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Full marks to Stoppard, since his Broca's region was first fixed on Czech. But he got to England by......
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March 14, 2005 17:12
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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jheem perceives NO meaning? How metaphor-immuno-literalist....
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March 11, 2005 18:33
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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Actually, it is an example of when it is ......
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March 11, 2005 16:11
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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The @ indicated it is my e-mail address. Lacking a way to post the article, I offer a Word doc copy......
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March 11, 2005 15:13
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March 11, 2005 10:33
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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I've always enjoyed that special English reversal of the ......
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March 11, 2005 05:15
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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March 11, 2005 04:07
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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I don't see what's the ......
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March 10, 2005 04:46
RE: Bangs vs. Fringe
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