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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
Just looked it up. It's "bourse," not "bourge." No doubt from Latin "bursa." Still might all tie ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
After reading the bit about Bulgarian, buggar, and bourge, I had to laugh. Isn't "bourge" the name ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
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Discussion Topic  Origins of "Slav?" (in Potpourri) by Geoff
After peeking in at the palindrome thread it occurred to me that some languages don't have alphabets......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Which is it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
What about "Damn the torpedoes..." ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Which is it? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Yes. This question reminds me of the famous quotation of my great-great grandfather, the Confederat......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Streel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Perhaps when Superman was in his cups he became the Man of Streel?...
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Discussion Topic  RE: At bay (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Yeahbuttttt... Proof did answer first! They're both super good, IMHO!...
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Discussion Topic  RE: Streel (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I've never seen it used in any way. I is ignerunt....
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Discussion Topic  RE: At bay (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I had thought that the baying of dogs was the weaker idea, but it seems it's the real one. I had tho......
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Discussion Topic  At bay (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
I can't find the origin of the above term. While "bay" has several definitions, only one seems to b......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Is Facebook too self-promoting? (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Since its inception I've felt that Facebook was really about the opposite end of the spine from the ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: You can't make up headlines like this! (in The Written Word) by Geoff
Another bizarre Oregon headline - this time suggesting he's proud of his knickers: "Portland Filmmak......
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Discussion Topic  RE: What words do you use that others don't? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Speaking of cattle, Stihl sells some of their chainsaws under the name, "Farm Boss." I sometimes ta......
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll (in Wordplay) by Geoff
B35's limerick made me think she was writing a bawdy parody of a Gilbert & Sullivan opera, "HMS Porn......
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll (in Wordplay) by Geoff
I voted for #1 only because it was the only funny one I didn't write, but I can NOT get it to scan r......
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Poll  RE: Limerick Game: Kalorama Poll (in Wordplay) by Geoff
Are you going to declare #1 the winner? Obvious nobody else cares to vote....
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Discussion Topic  RE: zombie word (in The Written Word) by Geoff
An exclamation might omit ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: They're watching you (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
Case of beer? I'll keep a close eye on this thread while keeping my nose to the grindstone and my s......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Sloyd (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Geoff
There is no division of labor in the sloyd system: one person does it all. Here's the TV show where......
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