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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: All those "-gates" #53969 01/26/2002 3:02 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA It looks like one of those words that become instant 'buzzwords' ... it is fashionable and then it joins the list of words slotted for banishment because of its overuse Then there is the continuing fad of adding "gate" to every scandal! Watergate was/is a real place but - c'mon - Monicagate? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Here's a Beaut' Jazzoctopus 01/26/2002 2:15 AM Re: Here's a Beaut' belMarduk 01/26/2002 3:39 AM Re: Here's a Beaut' Jazzoctopus 01/26/2002 4:34 AM Re: Here's a Beaut' maverick 01/26/2002 4:43 AM Re: Here's a Beaut' Capital Kiwi 01/26/2002 11:12 AM Re: All those "-gates" wow 01/26/2002 3:02 PM Re: All those "-gates" Capital Kiwi 01/26/2002 4:16 PM Re: All those "-gates" wwh 01/26/2002 6:39 PM Re: All those "-gates" Capital Kiwi 01/26/2002 9:18 PM Re: All those "-gates" Capital Kiwi 01/26/2002 9:19 PM Re: Here's a Beaut' Sparteye 01/28/2002 1:55 PM Enron AnnaStrophic 01/28/2002 2:03 PM Re: Enron TEd Remington 01/28/2002 10:51 PM Re: Enron maverick 02/07/2002 2:01 PM Re: Enron Capital Kiwi 02/07/2002 8:41 PM Re: Enron of troy 02/13/2002 5:03 PM Re: Here's a Beaut' AnnaStrophic 02/13/2002 6:53 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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