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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: words and fruits #113814 10/21/2003 9:31 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Ha! Yet another one. Thanks, doc. I wonder if this expression has gotten all mushed together over the years, sort of like "gild the lily," but even more so (as indicated by dody's research)? Is there a term for this phenomenon? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Expression davego 10/16/2003 8:16 PM Re: Expression doc_comfort 10/17/2003 12:47 AM Re: Expression Faldage 10/17/2003 8:35 AM Re: Expression Capfka 10/19/2003 5:58 AM Re: Expression Buffalo Shrdlu 10/19/2003 10:45 AM Chopped loaves and fishes aside... AnnaStrophic 10/19/2003 12:47 PM Re: How specific do I have to be, then? Capfka 10/19/2003 7:50 PM Is there more than one King James? AnnaStrophic 10/19/2003 8:23 PM Re: Folk expression: 'kiss my arse' maverick 10/19/2003 10:33 PM Re: Is there more than one King James? Capfka 10/20/2003 7:38 PM Re: Is there more than one King James? Faldage 10/20/2003 7:47 PM Re: Is there more than one King James? dodyskin 10/20/2003 9:11 PM Re: Is there more than one King James? dodyskin 10/20/2003 9:35 PM Re: Is there more than one King James? doc_comfort 10/21/2003 4:19 AM Re: words and fruits AnnaStrophic 10/21/2003 9:31 AM Re: Is there more than one King James? dodyskin 10/21/2003 11:42 AM Re: Is there more than one King James? Faldage 10/21/2003 11:51 AM wasteful and ridiculous excess dodyskin 10/21/2003 12:33 PM Re: Expression davego 10/22/2003 8:55 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,424 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 19 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,239 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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