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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux CarlAdler #173447 02/11/2008 3:51 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Carl Welcome!!!! That's a good question while by the def alone it would seem they mean the same http://onelook.com/?w=wry&ls=a http://onelook.com/?w=dry&ls=a With the former, 88K Ghits, with the latter 161K dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux CarlAdler 02/11/2008 3:02 PM Re: Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux dalehileman 02/11/2008 3:51 PM Re: aestival & autumnal zmjezhd 02/11/2008 4:07 PM Re: aestival & autumnal dalehileman 02/11/2008 4:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal BranShea 02/11/2008 6:27 PM Re: aestival & autumnal Jackie 02/12/2008 2:55 AM Re: aestival & autumnal Zed 02/12/2008 6:36 AM Re: aestival & autumnal AnnaStrophic 02/12/2008 1:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal belMarduk 02/13/2008 12:15 AM Re: lame and dry BranShea 02/12/2008 1:59 PM 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 Posts230,366 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,199 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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