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RE: Jane Austen #3
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Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library tha......
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March 06, 2005 09:57
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Oh yeah, Arnie? Then what about the Alien and Sedulous Act of 1798? ......
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March 02, 2005 11:09
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Whereas "assiduous" 1538, from L. assiduus "busy, incessant, continual, constant," from assidere "t......
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March 02, 2005 07:36
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March 02, 2005 07:34
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Well, "sedulous" screams "seditious" to the ear. Not a bad thing I suppose, if you are in diehard o......
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March 02, 2005 07:32
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"Ineffective, outmoded, obsolete, sent out to pasture." UK term "superannuation fund" carries a sad......
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March 01, 2005 06:06
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I seem to remember a ......
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February 22, 2005 10:19
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A phirst grader's class assignment -- phind words with "ch" in the ......
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October 25, 2004 14:58
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There is a sense of the "involuntary" about words like scapegoat, whipping boy, and fall guy. On a ......
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October 16, 2004 12:17
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Doubt that auceps used equus... But in "Jeremiah Johnson," old trapper shows Robert Redford how to......
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October 12, 2004 08:30
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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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October 11, 2004 14:20
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Thanks, shufitz, for the note to free sound plays. I actually had in mind the original link to the ......
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October 09, 2004 09:18
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Doggerel is as doggerel does. But follow the link to pronunciation at the following site: ......
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October 08, 2004 03:52
What's the angle?
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Ran across an interesting set of "cumber"-related words. I wonder if we must distinguish among them......
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October 07, 2004 10:10
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A few of my favorite pairings (errings?): Bathos/pathos Extant/extent Paramount/tantamount (Is the......
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October 05, 2004 04:38
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From divination to dining: "auspex" is related to the classic trio -- ......
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October 05, 2004 04:13
The Music of Language of Music of..
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Has this august body ever discussed the idea of cultural linkages -- that music reflects the languag......
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September 30, 2004 09:24
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Is there enough evidence to indict and convict "spell-check," for murdering the language? The NY Ti......
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September 24, 2004 05:13
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Excellent research on "dupe." The "d" shifts from "du huppe," to become part of the word. Is there......
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