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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread another lesson in research #129018 06/03/2004 2:08 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass former NYTimes editor Howard Raines, describing John Kerry: "It's as if Lurch had gone to Choate." this has sent folks scurrying to their dictionaries (and some to OneLook®) to look up 'choate'. but this is somewhat futile, as Raines refers to the Conneticut prep school. in this case googling the phrase "gone to Choate" is the way to go. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted another lesson in research tsuwm 06/03/2004 2:08 PM Re: another lesson in research Faldage 06/03/2004 2:37 PM Re: another lesson in research Wordwind 06/06/2004 10:21 PM Re: another lesson in research Buffalo Shrdlu 06/06/2004 10:41 PM mellifluous dodyskin 06/12/2004 11:00 AM Re: accent Faldage 06/12/2004 11:07 AM Re: accent Buffalo Shrdlu 06/12/2004 11:21 AM Re: accent dodyskin 06/14/2004 8:39 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,311 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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