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Discussion Topic  RE: No rest for the??? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I've heard it both ways. I suspect "wicked" is the earlier, being Old Testiment-derived, as Z says.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Inventing valid new words (in Potpourri) by Geoff
When I was a pre-teen a very precocious neighbor kid came up with "gretch," a melding of "gripe" and......
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Discussion Topic  RE: poutine etymology (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I'm glad to learn all this. Heretofore I thought poutine was a hooker from Quebec....
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linguistics Degree! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  RE: Cleaveland (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Which theory do you cleave to?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: "I was fixin' to say..," (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
In Billy Bob Thornton's breakout movie, "Slingblade," the main character, a mentally retarded, homic......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Linguistics Degree! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Oh. I thought it came from the late Claude Pepper. ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Overkill or redundancy? (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Is not the confusion caused by assuming that "college" and "university" are synonyms? One may have ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The word that must not be spoken..... (in Potpourri) by Geoff
It's a case of legality stomping on ethics. To trademark a word for a specific purpose is one thing......
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Discussion Topic  Morals (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
In her book, "The Good Life," ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What is it? two (in Wordplay) by Geoff
I've sent a Private Message with my daffynition. Bea, have you figured out how to do a Private Mess......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More than you need to know (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
It was a series of electric noises, so probably not translated. Few noticed the sound since it was ......
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Discussion Topic  I'd hate to pay his shoe bill! (in Potpourri) by Geoff
"Natalie Portman's New Husband, Benjamin Millepied..." it said in a news headline. Does he really ha......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Speech patterns as cure for hiccups? (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Perhaps the same part(s) of the brain might be activated as in stuttering. It's known that singing ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More than you need to know (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
If you'll recall, when Steve Austin's bionic eye was changing focus, it made a "poop-poop-poop-poop-......
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Discussion Topic  RE: More than you need to know (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I'm amused when I see the German word, "fahrt" on older German cars' ignition switches. An anthromo......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Misprints (in The Written Word) by Geoff
I am most pleased to hear this, Bea. BTW, I wear one of these around my neck: ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Magma (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I'll add my welcome, too! As you see, this thread morphed from a serious one to a silly one, as is ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: The word that must not be spoken..... (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Sure it's absurd, but then so is privatising that which used to be public. In other words, most of ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Amusing alliteration and abecedarianism (in The Written Word) by Geoff
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