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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread re: aloof #159892 05/23/2006 9:23 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 each month M-W posts the Top Twenty lookups at their online site for the previous month; for April aloof placed 15th. Here is the strange case of aloof. It ranked in the 30s and 40s during December and January, was in the 20s in February and March, and moved into the Top Twenty last month. Frankly, we don't know why. It tends to be looked up most frequently on Mondays; April 24th was its biggest single day; and it's still going strong in May. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: re: aloof #159893 05/23/2006 11:33 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 No idea why aloof is so popular, but I do like the fact that so many Merykans were looking up ironic - it's so (what's the word?) ~ appropriate... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter re: irony #159894 05/24/2006 3:26 AM 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 I just *knew you'd come out of the weeds for *that, mav! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: re: aloof #159895 05/24/2006 9:29 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: No idea why aloof is so popular, but I do like the fact that so many Merykans were looking up ironic - it's so (what's the word?) ~ appropriate... I'm so surprised that you're amused by our curiosity about that word's use. We understand irony OK, we just don't call it that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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