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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Red herring words #46326 10/30/2001 6:22 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 This weeks theme is said to be "red herring words" From the definition: the metaphor red herring, meaning 'an attempt to distract attention from the real question'. I don't see how the words given so far "debridement" and "escheat" fit this definition. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Red herring words wwh 10/30/2001 6:22 PM Re: Red herring words tsuwm 10/30/2001 6:41 PM Re: Red herring words Faldage 10/30/2001 6:48 PM Re: Red herring words tsuwm 10/30/2001 7:02 PM Re: Red herring words wwh 10/30/2001 7:41 PM Re: Red herring words tsuwm 10/30/2001 8:01 PM Post no Bills wwh 10/30/2001 8:23 PM Re: Red herring words Anonymous 10/30/2001 9:40 PM Re: Red herring words wwh 10/30/2001 10:56 PM Re: Red herring words Anonymous 10/30/2001 11:35 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/31/2001 1:53 AM Re: Red herring words Bingley 10/31/2001 5:04 AM Max Quordlepleen 10/31/2001 7:23 AM Re: Red herring words - blackguard Bobyoungbalt 11/01/2001 4:22 AM Max Quordlepleen 11/01/2001 4:46 AM Re: Red herring words - blackguard wwh 11/01/2001 3:06 PM Re: Red herring words - blackguard Faldage 11/01/2001 3:38 PM Re: Red herring words - blackguard wwh 11/01/2001 4:06 PM Re: Red herring words - blackguard Faldage 11/01/2001 4:31 PM Re: Red herring words - blackguard wwh 11/01/2001 6:32 PM Re: Red herring words - blackguard Faldage 11/02/2001 1:22 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 11/01/2001 11:02 PM Re: Analogies Faldage 11/02/2001 1:26 PM Re: Analogies wwh 11/02/2001 5:22 PM Re: Analogies Faldage 11/02/2001 5:47 PM peeping how? of troy 11/01/2001 5:29 PM Re: peeping how? wwh 11/01/2001 6:21 PM Re: Red herring words wwh 10/31/2001 3:13 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

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