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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: take your pick #120433 01/19/04 05:54 PM 01/19/04 05:54 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I'd think so. But there needs to be a better reason for me to read G Heyer... ;) dentical #120434 01/19/04 10:41 PM 01/19/04 10:41 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 81 J Jenet journeyman Jenet   journeyman J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 81 <i>dentical</i> in a servant's mouth would be an alteration or malapropism for something else. Though Jane Austen was never so cruel, Dickens was, constantly, so Georgette Heyer would be putting slang in their mouths that way. Re: take your pick #120435 01/23/04 03:20 PM 01/23/04 03:20 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA there needs to be a better reason for me to read G Heyer... ;) They are fun!... they let your brains rest while you have a pleasant read ! and you learn a lot of words to drop into conversation and baffle your friends with! I like the word nuncheon - an early lunch? Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,883 Posts224,834 Members9,056 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Nikki1221, Veezkneez, LOC, Luna, wordie 9056 Registered Users Who's Online Now 2 registered members (A C Bowden, wofahulicodoc), 225 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 50 LukeJavan8 24 A C Bowden 12 LOC 1 Wordsmith 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,158 wofahulicodoc 7,967 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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