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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Report fr SF Chronicle #136584 01/12/2005 1:23 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I forwarded Linguists' phrase of the year: "Red state, blue state, purple state" from the Monday's Seattle Times (Jan 10) to the News Director of the San Francisco Chronicle online [SFgate.com] and here is his reply: Thanks, Robert, I hadn't seen that. This is the third year out of the last four that the linguists have come up with the same word or phrase we did. Vlae Seattle Times story [Jan 10/05]: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002147143_webwords10.html -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:30 AM To: Vlae Kershner Subject: Seattle Times Jan 10-Phrase of '04 Vlae: You probably saw this in yesterday's Seattle Times: Linguists' phrase of the year: "Red state, blue state, purple state" http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002147143_webwords10.html Robert Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle plutarch 12/28/2004 12:20 PM Re: "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle bluefruitbowl 12/28/2004 1:41 PM Re: "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle plutarch 12/28/2004 4:55 PM Re: "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle AnnaStrophic 12/29/2004 12:51 PM Two Twee in '04 plutarch 12/29/2004 3:01 PM * "wardrobe malfunction" plutarch 12/29/2004 12:42 PM Re: "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle themilum 12/29/2004 1:30 PM Re: "Word of the Year"-SF Chronicle plutarch 12/29/2004 1:42 PM Report fr SF Chronicle plutarch 01/12/2005 1:23 AM ** Red state/Blue state plutarch 12/29/2004 3:44 PM *** insurgents plutarch 12/29/2004 3:55 PM **** blog plutarch 12/29/2004 4:09 PM Re: *** blog Buffalo Shrdlu 12/29/2004 4:16 PM Re: *** blog plutarch 12/29/2004 4:19 PM ***** iPod plutarch 12/29/2004 4:28 PM News fr SF Chronicle plutarch 12/30/2004 10:38 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 Topics13,915 Posts230,262 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 9 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 LukeJavan8 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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