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Discussion Topic  RE: Less-known Counterparts (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
And of course, duplicate, and explicate....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Unexpected Etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
"Cushion stuffing" sounds closer to "bombastic" than hirsute or hypertrichosistic......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Unexpected Etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Spoor were important to the Elizabethans and the Tudors, for the hunt. In addition to those cited, ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Is "to ravel" the same as "to unravel?" Shades of (in)flammable....
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
For me, one of the great pleasures of words is finding long-lost relatives, stems that have wandered......
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Not to be confused with Bernie Bot's dots (jelly beans of course)... ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Oh, and the furry snout of the Schnauzer....
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Discussion Topic  RE: There's a name for THAT?! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
A footnote or two: Snorkel and snore share an etymology. Nostril shares its origin with thrill and......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words of Emotion (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
From etymonline we read: nymphomania 1775, in Eng. translation of "Nymphomania, or a Dissertation Co......
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Discussion Topic  Cool new site (in The Written Word) by Robert Arvanitis
Etymological geography, or, if you prefer, geographical etymology: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
zmježd: A young nephew stayed over not so long ago; had NO idea how to use the BellLabs rotary phon......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Miscellaneous Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Back in the day, computer paper came in continous folded sheets with holes on the edges. Pages were......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Parseltongue (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
neveu: Any relation between the "division" sense of "parcel," and the "two-pronged fork" of "pasti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Parseltongue (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
That's the fascinating thing about language. No matter how inventive we are, we are still grounded ......
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Discussion Topic  Parseltongue (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
J K Rowling calls the speech of snakes "Parseltongue." Any thoughts on the etymology? From etymonl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Pirates of Penzance: the Major General (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Surely the Major General means hum the theme of the tune, and not the multiple voices with counterpo......
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Discussion Topic  Collective opinion (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
This being my best source of word wisdom, I ask the collective opinion. Is it good construction, is......
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Discussion Topic  Movie Numbers (in Potpourri) by Robert Arvanitis
Over at Vocabulary the "Terms with Numbers" thread inspired a thought about movie numbers (that is "......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oxymorons (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
I tried but could not resist the temptation to note how "preposterous" calls to mind the inversion o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Oxymorons (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
The absolute most amusing/dangerous version of which is the Thai "tuk-tuk." ......
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