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4086LOL, Allen. I wemember that cawtoon. Our language has become so much more popuStan110/30/2009
4085>>Save the Words, like antipelargy or philargyrist. Adopt one for yourselfCogito-10/30/2009
4084Save the Words, like antipelargy or philargyrist. Adopt one for yourself, at thiStan-10/29/2009
4083Ten Times Lower: volokh.com Hedberg: As the first comment demonstrates, these uTimF-9/25/2009
4082Where those phrases we use came from: users.tinyonline.co.ukStan29/19/2009
4081from "LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE" thread Message 25603457TimF-9/8/2009
4080tvtropes.orgTimF-8/13/2009
4079literally.barelyfitz.comTimF-8/4/2009
4078Excellent. I've seen this list before and wanted a copy. Thanks for postinSmoothSail-7/29/2009
40771. Make sure each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. 2. Just between youTimF17/29/2009
4076LOL By gawd, I think you've got it.SmoothSail-7/21/2009
4075OK, I'm convinced. What's your sister's email address? <GGG> Jim S-7/21/2009
4074who/whom are a problem for me too: who=subject whom=object. When I can't figSmoothSail-7/21/2009
4073That sounds right to me. Would anybody say, "farthermore, I also think...?Jim S-7/21/2009
4072From "Common Error and English Usage": Some authorities (like the AssSmoothSail-7/21/2009
4071What’s the deal with further and farther? motivatedgrammar.wordpress.comTimF-7/21/2009
4070LOL!Stan-7/2/2009
4069Many years ago, I read an article wherein a newspaper reporter related a conversJim S27/2/2009
4068unnecessaryquotes.comTimF27/1/2009
4067"The spelling mantra "i before e except after c" is no longer worTom Clarke-6/22/2009
4066Making Connections, Part 1: The Road Not Taken Published by Diana Senechal May 2TimF-5/28/2009
4065Glad you enjoyed the list, Cogito. Found on the web: <b>Amazing sentence Stan-5/21/2009
4064Stan - Jarns, Nittles, Grawlix, and Quimp sounds like the name of a law firm. Cogito-5/21/2009
4063[David Bernstein, May 18, 2009 at 9:33am] Trackbacks Um, I Don't Think You&#TimF-5/18/2009
4062Would be fun to integrate those into everyday language. :)SmoothSail-5/17/2009
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