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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Usages that send us screaming #57549 02/17/2002 11:00 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Why would anyone be so bothered by a usage that is different against one's own that it would set one's teeth on edge, cause one to shudder or any of various other reactions I've seen described on this and other language forums? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Usages that send us screaming Faldage 02/17/2002 11:00 PM Re: Usages that "send us screaming" Keiva 02/17/2002 11:03 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming belMarduk 02/17/2002 11:10 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/17/2002 11:15 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming belMarduk 02/17/2002 11:44 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming Faldage 02/18/2002 1:00 AM Re: Usages that send us screaming belMarduk 02/18/2002 2:10 AM Re: Usages that send us screaming WhitmanO'Neill 02/18/2002 2:48 AM Re: Usages that send us screaming Faldage 02/18/2002 11:08 AM Re: Usages that send us screaming milum 02/18/2002 11:40 AM Re: Usages that send us screaming Bean 02/18/2002 2:20 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/18/2002 7:46 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming stales 02/19/2002 6:45 AM Eyes Wide Shut Rubrick 02/19/2002 10:13 AM Re: Eyes Wide Shut AnnaStrophic 02/19/2002 2:47 PM South? Rubrick 02/19/2002 5:06 PM Re: South? AnnaStrophic 02/19/2002 5:50 PM Re: Red and blue sweaters hev 02/19/2002 3:55 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/19/2002 8:24 AM Re: Overthinking it stales 02/19/2002 8:51 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/19/2002 9:38 AM Re: Overthinking it RhubarbCommando 02/19/2002 3:40 PM Re: Overthinking it Rubrick 02/19/2002 10:19 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/19/2002 11:20 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming tsuwm 02/19/2002 8:09 PM Re: Usages that send us screaming RhubarbCommando 02/20/2002 3:24 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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