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Solecism

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Eponym - Denim & Jeans

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by bnjtokyo » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:23 pm

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Demotic Egyptian

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by bnjtokyo » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:53 am

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Proto-Indo-European videos

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by Dr. Goodword » Tue May 19, 2020 12:28 pm

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Imbue/imbrue

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by Audiendus » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:00 pm

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People named after colors.

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by Perry Lassiter » Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:24 pm

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I'm in a little bit of a jam

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by eberntson » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:44 am

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Etymology Faves

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by brogine » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:03 pm

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Theory

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by fmyers » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:43 pm

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New Verbing?

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by Slava » Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:23 pm

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crapulence

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by fmyers » Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:59 pm

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A Glancing Blow

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Attachment(s) by Michael » Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:47 am

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Country Name Origins

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by Slava » Wed May 25, 2016 6:59 am

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Crayfish, crawfish, and crawdads

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by eberntson » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:13 am
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analemma/lemniscate

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by Audiendus » Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:02 pm

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Ingenuity/ingenious

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by Audiendus » Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:44 pm

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use of Judeo-Christian as a descriptive phrase

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by Roy Rogers » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:07 pm

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What is Language?

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by Slava » Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:40 pm

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Literary Eponyms

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by Slava » Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:17 am

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Coinages

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North American Pre-Columbian Languages

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by bnjtokyo » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:54 am

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Rhythm or Rhythmn?

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by scw1217 » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:53 pm

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Millennium, Biennial, Perennial, Annals:

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by vaibhavd85 » Sat May 05, 2007 6:50 am

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Northern Spy

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by Slava » Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:46 pm

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Words from Latin via Old English

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by Audiendus » Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:26 am

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You, a Short History

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by Slava » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:02 am

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New York, a Graveyard for Languages

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by Slava » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:10 pm

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vampire

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by eberntson » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:40 am

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origin of smash

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by Pedroski » Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:22 pm

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Etymology in Color

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by Slava » Mon May 07, 2012 4:37 pm

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Germania

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by vaibhavd85 » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:44 pm

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Words coming from the root acro...

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by vaibhavd85 » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:17 am

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Melancholy,Melanin

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by vaibhavd85 » Sat May 05, 2007 6:51 am

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online etymology search question

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by attriever » Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:14 pm

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Origin of the word "Wow"

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by dsteve54 » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:26 am

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Stellar, Constellation

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by vaibhavd85 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:11 am

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Slower than molasses in January

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by sardith » Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:15 pm

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Scrumping - A peculiarly english verb?

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by herodotus1 » Sun May 08, 2011 10:03 am

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eu as a prefix

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by William Hupy » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:32 am

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Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa

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by Slava » Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:31 pm

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Phrase Etymology

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by Slava » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:42 pm

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Rustic and rusticate

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by vaibhavd85 » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:45 pm

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Etymology of “earth” and “great groups of words”

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by qdinar » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:06 pm

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Ambulare

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by vaibhavd85 » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:32 am

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Hmmm...crotch+ ending this and crotch+ ending that

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by dsteve54 » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:47 am

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Money Words

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by Slava » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:43 pm

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Endorse and dorsal...

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by vaibhavd85 » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:11 pm

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A sault of lions... no such thing!

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by eberntson » Thu May 06, 2010 4:49 pm

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Harrumph!!! Harrumph!!!

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by eberntson » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:53 am

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Salad

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