September 2002 Archives by thread
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- Quell'
Laurence Horn
- Sagaponacko Chocolate hoax exposed (continued)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Soup to Walnuts (1886)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Second City (8 August 1890)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Widget (1924?)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Some of my best friends are Yale men" revisited
Mike Salovesh
- Duck soup
Jan Ivarsson TransEdit
- New journal on Computational Linguistics, in Russian and English
Grant Barrett
- Big A (1959) & Big Blue (1982, 1983) revisited
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Taislich
James A. Landau
- Sultan of Swat (1920); Spit Ball (1905); Screw Ball (1926)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Big Muddy" (Missouri or Mississippi RIver?); Barbeque (1760s)
James A. Landau
- "Beef and--" and Dolan's restaurant (1865-1918)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Throw a Monkey Wrench (1910); The Man Upstairs (1948)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Hoagy & Grinder (1950); Sno Cone (1947)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Make My Day"/"Do You Feel Lucky?" writer dies
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- DUCK POOP and the like
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Big Board (1901); Black Rock (1970); Borscht Belt (1941); Doofus (1955)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Carbonated beverages
Mike Salovesh
- tonic
Laurence Horn
- Roadfood (2002) and food regionalisms (LONG!)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Barbecue(d) Spaghetti; Broast(er)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- go pear-shaped; prevaricate
Arnold Zwicky
- Mongolia, Tibet food
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Thugpa (Tibetan noodle soup, 1902)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- when you're on vacation...
Lynne Murphy
- TVR Free to Professors
Robert Hartwell Fiske
- Bar-B-Que
Dennis R. Preston
- fuggedaboudit, frog and toe
Mike Salovesh
- "weird" as a verb (P.S.)
Laurence Horn
- Thiotimoline (Was: fuggedaboudit, frog and toe)
James A. Landau
- Hot Brown (1949); Apizz
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- port/starboard and left/right
Prof. R. Sussex
- popaganda
Karl Krahnke
- pear-shaped
Prof. R. Sussex
- prevaricate/procrastinate
Prof. R. Sussex
- more on Gay Nineties
Frank Abate
- FW: sixties (was Gay Nineties)
Frank Abate
- Africanisms in the Gullah dialect
George Thompson
- "I'd rather be a lamppost in New York" (1886)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Nominalized inflectional morphemes
James A. Landau
- dialect query
John Nelles
- 1890s names (1916)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Friendly Confines (Ebbets Field, 1922)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- The Whole Ball of Wax (1955)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Statue of Liberty play (1922); El Foldo (1936); Philadelphia Decision (1955)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Razzberry (1921); Mexican Jumping Bean (1922); Bagel (1965); Ducks in a Row (1938)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Good Field, No Hit (1927); Can't Steal First Base (1941); Can't Buy a Hit (1947)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "salt water taffy"--maybe no Supreme Court case after all
Gerald Cohen
- "salt water taffy" -- 1925; correction
Gerald Cohen
- Charlotte Schuchardt Read -- For those interested
Kathleen E. Miller
- pig latin (fwd) (fwd)
Peter A. McGraw
- port/starboard etc.
Prof. R. Sussex
- Mosquito Wing (1965); Easter Rabbit (1924); "Yankees" borrowing again
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Can't Steal First Base (1941)
Laurence Horn
- Pig Latin (1929)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Life is just one damned thing after another" (1911)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Yes, we have no bananas" (1923)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- 'like', popular linguistics - article from Bucks Co. Courier Times
Drew Danielson
- Tex-Mex (1963, 1969); Bowl of Cherries; Switch Hitter
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Ducks in a Row (1938)
Baker, John
- Finger-tip Custom
Baker, John
- COME AND SEE MY ETCHINGS
George Thompson
- an old joke
George Thompson
- Close counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, drive-ins
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- another suffix freely worded (ish)
Laurence Horn
- "To throw-up on one's self"
Brad Vest
- Alligators in the Sewer (1907, 1935); Sitting Ducks; Mazuma; Pistol; Dump Cake
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- unaccustomed as I am . . .
Frank Abate
- FW: Can't Steal First Base (1941)
Frank Abate
- More About Numbers on Clothing
Grant Barrett
- Alligators in the Sewer
George Thompson
- another old joke
George Thompson
- What does this mean?
George Thompson
- Rosh-a-homa; Hillary's "coin-style" 'do
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Ditto bread (and coffee)
Millie Webb
- Meat-and-Three (1938)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Portuguese-American "Soupa" (May 1942)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Mongolian Grill/Barbecue/Hotpot (1961)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Any Given Sunday (1950); Fight/Hockey Game (1981)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Metcalf in Time Out New York
Grant Barrett
- Tennis, Anyone? (1952); Another "Shoe" (1921)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- AUTOMOBILE / MOTORCAR
DAK
- eating bonbons & watching soap operas
Indigo Som
- ..parked in..
GSCole
- Refrigerators in Alaska
Mike Salovesh
- Tennis, anyone? (1952)
Jan Ivarsson TransEdit
- SHOUTING; emphasis?
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Dasik (Korean cookies)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- revisiting "most un-"
Bethany K. Dumas
- MIAT (Maybe I'll Arrive Tomorrow)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- 411 = information cite from 1982.
Steve Kl.
- MIAT; 411
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Kaskaskia book published (fwd)
Rudolph C Troike
- No subject
Prof. R. Sussex
- 911 lexicon
Rick Kennerly
- Like is, like, a discourse particle
James A. Landau
- one more response
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Barry Popik
George Thompson
- I KNOW THIS THREAD HAS GONE ON A LONG TIME AND I MAY BEGIN TO SOUND TO PEOPLE LIKE A DEMENTED PERSON--BUT I AM *NOT* SHOUTING HERE! I JUST WANT TO CATCH YOUR EYE!
RonButters at AOL.COM
- I KNOW THIS THREAD HAS GONE ON A LONG TIME AND I MAY BEGIN TO SOUND TO PEOPLE LIKE A DEME
Michael Quinion
- "Staking" arouses terror suspicions
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "mischief under the white heap yonder"
Gerald Cohen
- most -est/caps for emphasis
Bethany K. Dumas
- Catsup etc. (was: Re: Carbonated beverages)
Peter A. McGraw
- On that Japanese version of Mongolian Hot Pot
Laurence Horn
- most -est
Laurence Horn
- ease of comprehension-relevant?
RonButters at AOL.COM
- my recent postings
Arnold Zwicky
- inferiority of all caps?
RonButters at AOL.COM
- politeness of public corrections of others' speech
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Short Review of "Lost Languages" by Andrew Robinson
Grant Barrett
- Phonics Claimd To Be Pushed By Feds
Grant Barrett
- Phonics Claimed To Be Pushed By Feds
sagehen
- In search of good "character"
Brad Beaty
- Mongolian greetings
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- fundo
David Bergdahl
- Phonics Claim To Be Pushed By Feds
Beverly Flanigan
- SHOUTING: the lost episodes
Arnold Zwicky
- "ain't gonna back down"
Mai Kuha
- Jones and Jones
RonButters at AOL.COM
- cutoff man (definition and details)
Frank Abate
- lc typing (was SHOUTING; emphasis?)
Frank Abate
- "Map is Not the Territory"
Fred Shapiro
- I Personally Feel That...
Grant Barrett
- "Coke, soda, or pop? Netizens drink up e-cola poll"
Drew Danielson
- science fiction fan at M-W?
Mark A Mandel
- Mongolian
Joanne M. Despres
- MMDDYY
Prof. R. Sussex
- The First Smiley?
Grant Barrett
- Cooked
Michael Quinion
- Lite query
R. Walker
- Dominant languages in the world
thomas e murray
- Prooflistening
Benjamin Barrett
- British Dialects Book
Dave Wilton
- Utopically
Tom Kysilko
- FW: British Dialects Book
Frank Abate
- Normal people vs. us; ugliness in Illinois
Dennis R. Preston
- Fwd: A new word -- at least to me
Kim & Rima McKinzey
- A new word -- at least to me
Susan Gilbert
- Urbana-Champaign
Rudolph C Troike
- entwining of two old threads
Laurence Horn
- Bowery Boys; & muss
George Thompson
- Bapopik
peef8.wa
- Cakewalk (Was: Mongolian greetings)
Baker, John
- Going out to see the horses
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Sichuan cuisine (Chengdu greetings); Chinese English
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- 100 Words Every High School Grad Should Know
Grant Barrett
- Blog Equals "Joueb" In French
Grant Barrett
- Tibetan menu & Tibetan names
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- news articles on the 20th anniversary of :-)
Drew Danielson
- Query: "I scream for ice-cream"
George Thompson
- Monlam; Hada; Bon
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- stupid comments
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Barry's sinofication of Tibetan
Beth Simon
- Chat-Speak Invades the Classroom
Grant Barrett
- Hyphenation (was: Sichuan cuisine (Chengdu greetings); Chinese English)
James A. Landau
- mental masturbation
Arnold Zwicky
- Hy-wire
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- shortcuts in writing
Frank Abate
- Singing Bowl; Shopping Center/Gift Shop; Thangka
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- General American dialect
Gordon, Matthew J.
- a gesture; and cubana & green specs
George Thompson
- Symposium on "English and Ethnicity" at the University of Alabama
Catherine Evans Davies
- Antedating of "Pastrami"
Fred Shapiro
- "Blue Plate Special"
Fred Shapiro
- OED adds "momo," but omits "Monlam"
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Tibetan Eye/DZi Beads; Hyphenation Horrors
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- My old buddy the archiphoneme
Dennis R. Preston
- Mad Yak menu (Tu, Marsen, Momo)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Bong Ball" (NY Mets & marijuana)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Blue plate special
Michael Quinion
- British Dialects Book> term
Fritz Juengling
- Green spectacles
Benjamin Barrett
- Yak yak yak
Millie Webb
- Gurning
Philip E. Cleary
- onomastic reshapings
Arnold Zwicky
- taboo avoidance
Arnold Zwicky
- Chinglish Cookies; Chinese Discovery of America; Blue Plate Special
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- I got diphthongs out the gazoo!
Dennis R. Preston
- not just taboo avoidance
Dennis R. Preston
- Irish Travellers
Duane Campbell
- Symposium on "English and Ethnicity" at the University of Alabama, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2002
Catherine Evans Davies
- Chinese Discovery of America
James A. Landau
- English and Ethnicity
Dan Goodman
- Hong Kong food query
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Fwd: Dictionary inclusion of unworthy words
Laurence Horn
- Quicklier?
sagehen
- Dictionary inclusion of unworthy words
James A. Landau
- Fulbright Scholar Program Grants Update
Von Ins, Tracy
- Fwd: Dictionary inclusion of unworthy words ["phat"]
Laurence Horn
- verb "to airport"?
Laurence Horn
- /zh/ replacing /dzh/?
Herbert Stahlke
- "phat"
Margaret Lee
- Chinglish/Tinglish Lunch Box
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Tinglish; Truckit
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Brass Monkeys
James Smith
- "Bagels & Lox" in NY TIMES
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Bourgie
Baker, John
- Siege
Jan
- Prons (was: British Dialects Book)
Wendalyn Nichols
- another use for ALL CAPS
AAllan at AOL.COM
- FW: another use for ALL CAPS
Frank Abate
- Pronunciation of Beijing
Rudolph C Troike
- Asian English; Apple Origin; ELI; MacAurthur Grants
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Zompist
Douglas G. Wilson
- J for Y (was: /zh/ replacing /dzh/?)
James A. Landau
- French/Hungarian
A. Maberry
- Jesu
Dale Coye
- Lend me a dollar; Teddy Bears; Giving up hope
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Affected French.... was /zh/ replacing /dzh/?
Douglas Bigham
- Teddy Bear (1902-2002); Egg Balls; HK Slang, Restaurant Books
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- NYC Museum of Sex opens
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- why "hamburger"
Casey :-)
- biggest word
Kati Pletsch de García
- Hyperforeignism
Matthew Gordon
- Aramaic (was: /zh/ replacing /dzh/?)
James A. Landau
- "Nothing good can come out of Galilee"
David Bergdahl
- Hong Kong restaurants (1978, 1979)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Hong Kong's Wellcome Supermarket
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Antedating of "Skyscraper"
Fred Shapiro
- Query: "get/be on the ball"
Gerald Cohen
- Language of the Irish travelers
Herbert Stahlke
- scratchitti
Mark A Mandel
- Privishing; HK Slang; NY POST's new Liberty Awards
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Grant, where are you?
Mark A Mandel
- Chicago speak/eats (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 8-23-02)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- A little bit of Seoul (Korean food & customs)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Hippie Dictionary; Meshuggenary; NY Cook Book; Shulman's Health
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Supermarket (1933); Khatag (1874)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Pella Bologna (from Iowa), and Dutch Cooking
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Lebanon Bologna (from Pennsylvania)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Joseph Nathan Kane dies
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Lebanon Bologna & "Seven Sweets and Seven Sours" (1935)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Weapon of Mass Destruction
Dave Wilton
- Weapon of Mass Destruction (16 Nov. 1945)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Momo and Tukpa (1924)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Cucoloris
Michael Quinion
- Andelope; Guardian Effect/Happiness Economics
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Davano for davenport
Wendalyn Nichols
- parMEzian cheese
Beth Simon
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