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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library tha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Oh yeah, Arnie? Then what about the Alien and Sedulous Act of 1798? ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Whereas "assiduous" 1538, from L. assiduus "busy, incessant, continual, constant," from assidere "t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Well, "sedulous" screams "seditious" to the ear. Not a bad thing I suppose, if you are in diehard o......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Jane Austen #3 (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
"Ineffective, outmoded, obsolete, sent out to pasture." UK term "superannuation fund" carries a sad......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bangs vs. Fringe (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
I seem to remember a ......
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Discussion Topic  Phonics are Phun (in Wordplay) by Robert Arvanitis
A phirst grader's class assignment -- phind words with "ch" in the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'll do that for you! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
There is a sense of the "involuntary" about words like scapegoat, whipping boy, and fall guy. On a ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: I'll do that for you! (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Doubt that auceps used equus... But in "Jeremiah Johnson," old trapper shows Robert Redford how to......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Customers, Patrons, Passengers, Patients (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
If we call those who use the television "viewers," is it too much to hope we may call those who use ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Thanks, shufitz, for the note to free sound plays. I actually had in mind the original link to the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Doggerel is as doggerel does. But follow the link to pronunciation at the following site: ......
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Discussion Topic  What's the angle? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Ran across an interesting set of "cumber"-related words. I wonder if we must distinguish among them......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Confusing Doublets, redux (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
A few of my favorite pairings (errings?): Bathos/pathos Extant/extent Paramount/tantamount (Is the......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Spelling Bee Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
From divination to dining: "auspex" is related to the classic trio -- ......
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Discussion Topic  The Music of Language of Music of.. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Has this august body ever discussed the idea of cultural linkages -- that music reflects the languag......
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Discussion Topic  Spell-check Syndrome (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Is there enough evidence to indict and convict "spell-check," for murdering the language? The NY Ti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Bizarre etymologies (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Excellent research on "dupe." The "d" shifts from "du huppe," to become part of the word. Is there......
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