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Are you a farrier?
flickr tony austin The last post referenced keglers. (Some of you were waaay off on that one–shame on you) Farrier is another word that has been around for a while. A farrier is a specialist… more →
Exploring the use, misuse and humor of words
Arrrgh! It Be Sailor Talk
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Michael Scott wrote 3 weeks ago: The only comment to my last post reminded me that sailors speak a different language than landlubber … more →
Obsessively over-analyzing the word "grey" (or "gray")
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Nathaniel Payne wrote 1 month ago: Someone on Twitter that I follow mentioned the allegedly “British” spelling of the word … more →
Today's Web Discovery : 17th November 2009
Anannya Deb wrote 1 month ago: Today was a lazy day overall. That gave me much time to browse and discover new knowledge. India the … more →
Etymology Day, Part 5
pepperedthought wrote 1 month ago: Another installment of word origins! Hapless – meaning “unfortunate,” first began … more →
Word Origins (Second Edition)
ebmarket wrote 2 months ago: 26.9 Mb | SharingMatrix | Language | 577 Pages This is different than most ‘unusual word … more →
Merkin: Why??? >_<
Chuck wrote 2 months ago: So, I recently learned a new word. That word is ‘Merkin’. What is a merkin, you ask? It … more →
Who Is Hot For Words? Marina Orlova Spells It Out For You
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Predicto wrote 3 months ago: The first author that Predicto TV interviews is Marina Orlova, one the biggest stars on YouTube. The … more →
Quiz and the Urban Myth
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wordfoolery wrote 4 months ago: How disappointing urban myths are! I frequently find that when I research a word or phrase for this … more →
Are you a farrier?
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wordsbybob wrote 4 months ago: flickr tony austin The last post referenced keglers. (Some of you were waaay off on that one– … more →
Are you a kegler?
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wordsbybob wrote 4 months ago: flickr pal berge I have been a kegler in the past. No, this has nothing to do with any college acti … more →
Word usage
agebuster wrote 5 months ago: Once you know how to spell it, you have it. One can hear a word hundreds of times, even know its mea … more →
Snarky
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Charity Thompson wrote 5 months ago: What is it to be snarky? Is it always a negative thing to be snarky? Can you be a snark? Are only wo … more →
musings:laundry
blastedgoat wrote 5 months ago: is it called that because you used to have to hang your laundry over your “lawn” to dry? … more →
"Irregardless"
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Charity Thompson wrote 6 months ago: One of my favorite debates is over the use of the word “irregardless” — if you car … more →
Sit on it -- couch, davenport, divan, etc.
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wordsbybob wrote 6 months ago: Flickr mbaylor So, there we were last weekend slogging through furniture stores. As my mind glazed … more →
Bobby pins, Fort Collins and recession
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wordsbybob wrote 7 months ago: flickr nimbus Bobby pins, part two. Thanks to catfc a blogger in Fort Collins for offering more inf … more →
Bobby pin -- origin of the word
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wordsbybob wrote 7 months ago: flickr Bitchbuzz Bobby pins? I am starting a new category on my blog called word origins. I got an e … more →
Online Etymological Dictionary for Finding Word Origins
fleance7 wrote 7 months ago: Image by waɪ.tiː via Flickr Every word has its own history, and we usually know little about it. Th … more →
Womanly / Españolamente
Ludi wrote 7 months ago: Spanish adverbs of manner ending in “–mente” are all based on the feminine form of the adjectives th … more →
