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4286volokh.comTimF-12/27/2011
428510 words we learned in 2011. finance.yahoo.comStan-12/23/2011
4284I wonder if the author of that piece ever studied Latin or classical Greek. S. maltophilia-12/21/2011
4283By the definitions used here, the native languages of North America and South ManyMoose-12/21/2011
4282Bigger languages are also simpler ones Jan 25th 2010 WHYTimF-12/21/2011
4281Wonderful!SmoothSail-12/2/2011
4280The 56 best/worst analogies written by high school students bethanyamandamillerTom Clarke112/2/2011
4279The History of English in 10 minutes youtube.com H/T HerbVicTimF-11/24/2011
4278I did love the interrobang when it was proposed, but its name lent to unfortunatLouray-10/26/2011
4277I've always been uncertain about the correct order of "?!," whetheStan-10/22/2011
4276I loved that! Some of the punctuation rules make no real sense, but they'reManyMoose-10/22/2011
4275You're welcome. It's one of the best word plays I have ever read.Stan-10/22/2011
4274<b>Is This the Future of Punctuation</b>!? <i>On the misuse Elmer Flugum110/22/2011
4273I love that. Thanks for posting it.Cogito-10/21/2011
4272Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perStan110/20/2011
4271Thanks for the post. I also found the comments section of the article to be justStan-10/8/2011
4270Great pieces. Thanks for posting them.Cogito-10/7/2011
4269Bill Gross - Sep 14, 2011 - Public World's Funniest Analogies. I pracTimF210/5/2011
4268The Passive VoiceEugene Volokh • January 14, 2011 4:58 pm There’s a new post atTimF-10/5/2011
4267My reading of a great Yahoo article was interrupted by unintentional humor from Stan-9/10/2011
4266I've been in the habit of capitalizing Internet since the early 90s. It'Cogito-8/11/2011
4265volokh.com The author is strongly in favor of capitalizing. Some of the commenTimF-8/11/2011
4264I think the word "fewer" is going the way of the dinosaur. Numbered thStan-8/7/2011
4263I made a few contributions to the contest years ago. No success.Stan-8/7/2011
4262Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2011 Results bulwer-lytton.comTimF-7/27/2011
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