What Is The Female Equivalent Of Fraternal...
What is the female equivalent of fraternal? - A mother has a maternal relationship...
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I Wonder Why [...] ?
Following a method of Ms Richoux, I did a Google search of the Literature Post site...
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Cites From...
I was watching Paula Zahn Now on CNN and a legal case in New Hampshire was the...
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More Confusion Re Bre "Fee Earner"
We recently discussed the peculiar BrEism "fee earner", which seems to be restricted...
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Two Meanings Of Pedophile & M Jackson...
"Pedophile" means lover of children. And Michael Jackson does love children apart...
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Phrasal Verbs
Hello ! In my opinion, phrasal verbs are one of the charms of the English language...
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My Dear
I from a land where we only use "Dear" in letters among family members, close relatives...
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Holmes & Watson - Not That There's Anything...
Bert! Avert your eyes! New Sherlock Holmes Film to Explore Homoerotic Relationship...
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Just An Introduction
Hello, Wordsmiths of MWSM! My name is Steve Gelder. I've been reading and occasionally...
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Japanese Women Are Pregnant For 10 Months
A Japanese girl I know thought that women were pregnant for 10 months. Her Taiwanese...
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Redneck In South Africa, Etc.
OK. I'm reading The Steam Pig by James McClure, which I highly recommend BTW. It...
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Some Odd Pronunciation Spellings
In the St. Paul Pioneer Press last Sunday, in the cartoon section, appeared an...
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Brinkley's Beat--And Who Are Some Of The...
I am almost 3/4th the way though 'Brinkley's Beat'. The man is a damn good writter...
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Conservative And Liberal, Churchill Style
An odd post, but I hope you'll put up with it. There's a bit of a weird discussion...
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Fire Fly Or Lightning Bug
Having grown up in Cleveland, Ohio, I call them lightning bugs. My wife, from Eastern...
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Americans? - Part II
Tell that to the Mexicans who use "norteamericano" to refer to a estadounidense....
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Shyamalan¹s Hollywood Horror Story
NYT June 2, 2008 Shyamalan¹s Hollywood Horror Story, With Twist By ALLISON HOPE WEINER...
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Some Things Are Just Plain Weird
Kansas woman spent 2 years sitting on boyfriend's toilet 11:06 AM CDT on Thursday...
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TV Reality Sets In
NYT December 9, 2007 You Couldn¹t Write This Stuff: TV Reality Sets In By EDWARD...
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Death Of A Salesman?
Death of a Salesman (1949) A Pulitzer Prize–winning play by the American writer...