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Feb 7, 2003

http://www.quinion.com/words/



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Q AND A SECTION

Why do you ostracise somebody by sending them to Coventry?

And is the word Shit really an acronym?



TOPICAL WORDS SECTION

Fears over the future of the Banana lead to etymological musings.



TURNS OF PHRASE SECTION

The Dental spa ma... See more
http://www.quinion.com/words/



NEW PIECES ADDED THIS WEEK



Q AND A SECTION

Why do you ostracise somebody by sending them to Coventry?

And is the word Shit really an acronym?



TOPICAL WORDS SECTION

Fears over the future of the Banana lead to etymological musings.



TURNS OF PHRASE SECTION

The Dental spa may make visiting the dentist less stressful.



WEIRD WORDS SECTION

Noises in the atmosphere are called Sferics.



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ARTICLES SECTION

Words of 2002; Plain English Campaign Awards 2002; How words enter the language.



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Ccast aspersions; Beat the band; The endings -ise and -ize; Great Scott!; Guinea pig?; I’m your Huckleberry; Mind your beeswax; Eavesdropper; Cack-handed; To and fro; Head over heels.



REVIEWS SECTION

Convict Words; Weird and Wonderful Words; A Word A Day; Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases; The Dimwit’s Dictionary.



TOPICAL WORDS SECTION

Curriculum; Problemsome; Murder; Confide; Cooked; Good Egg; Braggadocious; Frisbee; Jubilee.



TURNS OF PHRASE SECTION

Hidden hunger; Otpotss; Glycomics; E-voting; Cyberloafing; Asian Brown Cloud; Chemtrails; Globesity.



WEIRD WORDS SECTION

Gargalesis; Humongous; Didgeridoo; Costard; Paralipsis; Fantods; Colophonian; Haggard; Bankrupt; Gremlin; Rodomontade; Picadil; Haberdasher; Blackguard.



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Andrea Bullrich
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Local time: 09:09
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Thanks! Feb 7, 2003

Just loved the impactful ignorals...



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María Alejandra Funes
María Alejandra Funes
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Amazing! Feb 8, 2003

Thanks a lot!



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