masahiko (Email Removed) wrote on 15 Nov 2003: So, do you mean you do not find any roundaboutness, or indirectness in the word "behind", if compared to the word " buttocks"? No, actually, I don't. It is much more direct

on 15 Nov 2003: "precious" is too "precious" a word to be used in ... to your explanations" and you will be saying it well I didn't mean to use one of those bombastic words which might have made my statement sound

> > What do we call "ass"? Is that a euphemism, or a sidestepping, or a magnification-to-the-extent-that-it-is-funny? And what are the official words for these last two? Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of

> > > A careless caress can cause a career to careen, down Bromley High Street. Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.

> > At least it is easier to understand than a Fontanaism. Hey, maybe we can convert him from ABAWANG to Al-Bk-Ad-We-Ad-No-Gy and then see how we do. Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.

> > The prototype is This toy is for ages 7 on up. (sometimes seen as age 7 and up) This book is for grade 7 on up. This app works for System 7 on up. (i.e. and later) It is a little mystery how that "on" snuck in there, because it

In our last episode, (Email Removed), the lovely and talented Ray Heindl broadcast on alt.usage.english: "A federal grand jury in Boston reportedly is investigating whether local Teamsters Union officials extorted Hollywood producers filming

I think that you may be incorrect. I think that the word office may be used in that way, as the instrument of the action. office (ô´fîs, òf´îs) noun Abbr. off. 1. a. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are

> > Yes. I understand that whole languages have prospered leaving out written vowels entirely. Consider a related scheme first and last letters correct, respect the consonants, jumble the interior vowels. In the example nearly every word

> > I was wondering about the need for "unpaired". What sort of unwanted animal does the definition allow if the median fins are paired? Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.