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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Idiom shortage crisis! #174160 02/29/2008 5:03 PM 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 Spreading like tugboat hens! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Idiom shortage crisis! AnnaStrophic #174164 02/29/2008 6:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "This is an absolute oyster carnival," said Harvard University linguistics professor I keep forgetting about The Onion; great pic! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Idiom shortage crisis! AnnaStrophic #174172 03/01/2008 2:11 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania SAY WHAT? Some Aussie idioms: Aussie Idioms Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Idiom shortage crisis! The Pook #174176 03/01/2008 3:04 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Good heavens, if US'ns start importing idioms there'll be a world wide shortage. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Idiom shortage crisis! Zed #174189 03/01/2008 3:13 PM 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 Originally Posted By: Zed Good heavens, if US'ns start importing idioms there'll be a world wide shortage. ROTFL! 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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