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•       [ADS-L] Louisiana vow els   RonButters at AOL.COM
•       [ADS-L] semantic drif t:  "scream"   RonButters at AOL.COM
• blaze of glory   RonButters at AOL.COM
• "scream" = 'makes me laugh'   RonButters at AOL.COM
•       [ADS-L] "Mop sauce" not in revised OED?   RonButters at AOL.COM
•       Re: [ADS-L] Gism (1 901): a second thought   RonButters at AOL.COM
• Hamburger/Steakburger Sandwich, Cheeseburger   RonButters at AOL.COM
• Two other countries separated by a common language   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Two other countries separated by a common language   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• gentleman   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Taking up an exam   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• glory   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• follow suite >> follow suit   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• follow suite >> follow suit   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• glory   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• semantic drift: "scream"   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• gator bag   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Picky reader   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• "Yoot" resurfaces   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Jerry's the comedian wife   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Jerry's the comedian wife   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Why "prophesize" ?   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Why "prophesize" ?   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• The m-word   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• "Dogs don't bark at parked cars"   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• The m-word   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• litcrit "chiasmatic"   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Capital Crime   Baker, John
• antedating (?) "the long arm of the law" (18   Baker, John
• Hamburg Sandwich (1898); Taxicab (1906?)   Baker, John
• "the X arm of the law" (1792)   Baker, John
• Antedating of Friday the Thirteenth (1869, 1880)   Baker, John
• semantic drif t: "scream"   Baker, John
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Baker, John
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Baker, John
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Baker, John
• Antedating of Yeah   Baker, John
• "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Baker, John
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Baker, John
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Baker, John
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Baker, John
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Baker, John
• Capital Crime   Barnhart
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   Barnhart
• glory   Barnhart
• In? On? Google   Barnhart
• prophe(s/c)y again   Barnhart
• Domo arigato, Dr. Roboto: Researchers prove rats can't understand Japanese backwards. Can you?   Dennis Baron
• Spell the American way on National Dictionary Day   Dennis Baron
• Vatican 2.2? Wichita Catholic School goes English-only   Dennis Baron
• WTF? Swearing at work is good for business   Dennis Baron
• Taking up an exam   Benjamin Barrett
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Barrett
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Barrett
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Barrett
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Barrett
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Barrett
• prophesai for prophecy   Benjamin Barrett
• prophesai for prophecy   Benjamin Barrett
• nasal spray flu shot   Benjamin Barrett
• riflerized   Grant Barrett
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Grant Barrett
• Learning from the Lessons of Google Books?   Grant Barrett
• Cassidy   Grant Barrett
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Grant Barrett
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Grant Barrett
• "Nosey Parker" 1890?   Grant Barrett
• NYT on "vajayjay"   Grant Barrett
• WOTY Season   Grant Barrett
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   David Bergdahl
• Cassidy   David Bergdahl
• noncents   David Bergdahl
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Joel S. Berson
• Cup cake (1828) -- another 1828   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Joel S. Berson
• bobbery 1784 antedates OED2 1816-   Joel S. Berson
• equidating "to the nines" (1787-)   Joel S. Berson
• "the X arm of the law" (1792)   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "sharper" and "shark" (nouns)   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "rough music"and the OED   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" and the Oh-Ee-Dee?   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Joel S. Berson
• Newspaperarchive.com   Joel S. Berson
• further antedating "fair to middling" (1824)   Joel S. Berson
• Language-related 2007 Ig Nobel prizes [Was: Domo arigato...]   Joel S. Berson
• Fight like a man   Joel S. Berson
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   Joel S. Berson
• Fight like a man   Joel S. Berson
• docent   Joel S. Berson
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Joel S. Berson
• "bloodymindedness 1690 (antedates OED2 1789)   Joel S. Berson
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Joel S. Berson
• Q: "bounce" (n) in the 18th century?   Joel S. Berson
• follow suite >> follow suit   Joel S. Berson
• Q: "bounce" (n) in the 18th century?   Joel S. Berson
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Joel S. Berson
• The competitive sport of antedating   Joel S. Berson
• "shoestring" (attr) ="spending little; cheap; petty" 1759 antedates 1890-   Joel S. Berson
• various book scanning projects   Joel S. Berson
• tidbit versus titbit?   Joel S. Berson
• Why "prophesize" ?   Joel S. Berson
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Joel S. Berson
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Joel S. Berson
• The m-word   Joel S. Berson
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Joel S. Berson
• "a nation who has ..."?   Joel S. Berson
• "a nation who has ..."?   Joel S. Berson
• "hard (cider)" 1786 antedates OED2 1789-   Joel S. Berson
• The latest in khaki   Joel S. Berson
• "a nation who has ..."?   Joel S. Berson
• The latest in khaki   Joel S. Berson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Joel S. Berson
• "Blue laws 1755 antedates 1762; "blue law" (singular) 1792 not in OED2   Joel S. Berson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Joel S. Berson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Joel S. Berson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Joel S. Berson
• Antedating of "Capitalism" and "capitalist"   Joel S. Berson
• Antedating of "Linguistic"   Joel S. Berson
• "scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]   Joel S. Berson
• "clapped-out" arrives at the front page of the NY Times   Joel S. Berson
• Antedating of "Linguistic"   Joel S. Berson
• Antedating of "Capitalism" and "capitalist"   Joel S. Berson
• noncents   Joel S. Berson
• "scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]   Joel S. Berson
• Eggcorn: *mooted* > *muted*   Joel S. Berson
• noncents   Joel S. Berson
• noncents   Joel S. Berson
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   David Bowie
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   David Bowie
• Wikipedian truthiness   David Bowie
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   David Bowie
• This is almost an eggcorn   David Bowie
• This is almost an eggcorn   David Bowie
• More color confusion   Evan Bradley
• Wenis   Hillary Brown
• Fight like a man   Sam Clements
• Fight like a man   Sam Clements
• cigarette girl   Sam Clements
• cigarette girl   Sam Clements
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Sam Clements
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886)   Sam Clements
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886)   Sam Clements
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886); Tavern Sandwich   Sam Clements
• "Nosey Parker" 1890?   Sam Clements
• Cassidy   Gerald Cohen
• Etymology of "dude"   Gerald Cohen
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• OT: Request for German dictionary of computing terms   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• OT (sort of): French youth-speak known as "Verlan"   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• OT: More Verlan (NY Times article)   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Cassidy   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• "Bloody Mary"; was: "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• "Jazz" reference --- was: Re: OED editing, antedating peril ephemera,...   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• "scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Michael H Covarrubias
• More color confusion   Michael H Covarrubias
• The m-word   Kate Daly
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   David A. Daniel
• Two other countries separated by a common language   David Donnell
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   David Donnell
• "Hard times make monkey eat cayenne pepper" (Clarence Thomas's grandfather)   Charles Doyle
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Charles Doyle
• gentleman   Charles Doyle
• Louisiana vowels   Charles Doyle
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Charles Doyle
• Say what?   Charles Doyle
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Charles Doyle
• Say what?   Charles Doyle
• "yeah"   Charles Doyle
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Charles Doyle
• tidbit versus titbit?   Charles Doyle
• an AAVE final CC reduction by Sen. Obama?   Charles Doyle
• The m-word   Charles Doyle
• The m-word   Charles Doyle
• The m-word   Charles Doyle
• The m-word   Charles Doyle
• "Dogs don't bark at parked cars"   Charles Doyle
• This is almost an eggcorn   Charles Doyle
• This is almost an eggcorn   Charles Doyle
• noncents   Charles Doyle
• a-prefixing dying out? NOT!   Bethany K. Dumas
• a-prefixing dying out? NOT!   Bethany K. Dumas
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Bethany K. Dumas
• The m-word   Bradley A. Esparza
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Alice Faber
• Cassidy   Alice Faber
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Seán Fitzpatrick
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Beverly Flanigan
• a-prefixing dying out? NOT!   Beverly Flanigan
• suspend sub   Beverly Flanigan
• Cup cake (1828)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating reinikaboo (1898)   Stephen Goranson
• further antedating (?) ranikaboo (1879)   Stephen Goranson
• the 1938 "Bob's yer uncle" story   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "dressed to the nines" (1837)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "chew scenery" (1891)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "Johnny-on-the-spot" (1894)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "the long arm of the law" (18   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "more ways nor one to skin a cat" (1830)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "ivory tower" (1894)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating (?) "ivory tower" (1894)   Stephen Goranson
• minor antedating: "bats in his belfry" (1897)   Stephen Goranson
• "Cracker Jack" (1870, 1884...)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating "fair to middling" (1827)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating "standard of living" (1890)   Stephen Goranson
• antedating "word game" (1885)   Stephen Goranson
• murphy's-law-ish text, 1877-8   Stephen Goranson
• murphy's-law-ish text, 1877-8   Stephen Goranson
• Davy Jones's Locker, 1726   Stephen Goranson
• "the cat got your tongue?" 1895   Stephen Goranson
• antedating "duck tape" 1899   Stephen Goranson
• antedating "jerry" building 1859; jerry built 1860   Stephen Goranson
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Stephen Goranson
• various book scanning projects   Stephen Goranson
• slight antedating of hobo (April 19, 1888)   Stephen Goranson
• "...lies and statistics" Arthur Balfour 1892   Stephen Goranson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Stephen Goranson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Stephen Goranson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Stephen Goranson
• The Etymology of Caucus   Stephen Goranson
• Antedating of "Capitalism"   Stephen Goranson
• antedating of fiasco (1827ff)   Stephen Goranson
• AS indexing   Matthew Gordon
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Gordon, Matthew J.
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Gordon, Matthew J.
• An "ode"   Wilson Gray
• Job titles   Wilson Gray
• Gold Tooth Guy   Wilson Gray
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Wilson Gray
• equidating "to the nines" (1787-)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• Hi! II   Wilson Gray
• "sharper" and "shark" (nouns)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Wilson Gray
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Wilson Gray
• Heard on the Judges   Wilson Gray
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• Eggcorns?   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• equidating "to the nines" (1787-)   Wilson Gray
• Domo arigato, Dr. Roboto: Researchers prove rats can't understand Japanese backwards. Can you?   Wilson Gray
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Wilson Gray
• a-prefixing dying out? NOT!   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• Heard on the Judges   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Wilson Gray
• Iced Tea; Tailgate Picnic; "No Noose Is Good News" (UNCLASSIFIED)   Wilson Gray
• "Strew" [stru] v. [stro] redux, sort of   Wilson Gray
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Wilson Gray
• Say what?   Wilson Gray
• Say what?   Wilson Gray
• "Mop sauce" not in revised OED?   Wilson Gray
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Wilson Gray
• "yeah"   Wilson Gray
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Wilson Gray
• "Vocal cords"?   Wilson Gray
• Cassidy   Wilson Gray
• "yeah"   Wilson Gray
• "yeah"   Wilson Gray
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Wilson Gray
• "yeah"   Wilson Gray
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Wilson Gray
• "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Wilson Gray
• Gism (1901): a second thought   Wilson Gray
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Wilson Gray
• My wife's NE PA opinion:   Wilson Gray
• Say what?   Wilson Gray
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Wilson Gray
• prophesai for prophecy   Wilson Gray
• Hi!   Wilson Gray
• tidbit versus titbit?   Wilson Gray
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Wilson Gray
• an AAVE final CC reduction by Sen. Obama?   Wilson Gray
• Heard on CSI: Miami   Wilson Gray
• The m-word   Wilson Gray
• Hear on the Judges:   Wilson Gray
• NYT on "vajayjay"   Wilson Gray
• The latest in khaki   Wilson Gray
• Missouri City, TX has a new motto -- "Show Me"   Wilson Gray
• noncents   Wilson Gray
• More color confusion   Wilson Gray
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Jonathon Green
• Eggcorn: *mooted* > *muted*   Damien Hall
• star in   Damien Hall
• Newspaperarchive.com   Joan H. Hall
• Fred Cassidy's centennial   Joan H. Hall
• gentleman   James Harbeck
• about we   James Harbeck
• gentleman   James Harbeck
• Fwd: The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotes   James Harbeck
• gentleman   James Harbeck
• Taking up an exam   James Harbeck
• semantic drif t: "scream"   James Harbeck
• follow suite >> follow suit   James Harbeck
• follow suite >> follow suit   James Harbeck
• follow suite >> follow suit   James Harbeck
• follow suite >> follow suit   James Harbeck
• prophe(s/c)y again   James Harbeck
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   James Harbeck
• nasal spray flu shot   James Harbeck
• wage in on   James Harbeck
• nasal spray flu shot   James Harbeck
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   James Harbeck
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   James Harbeck
• The m-word   James Harbeck
• This is almost an eggcorn   James Harbeck
• More color confusion   James Harbeck
• litcrit "chiasmatic" (UNCLASSIFIED)   James Harbeck
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Doug Harris
• murphy's-law-ish text, 1877-8   Doug Harris
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Doug Harris
• Sorority Sauce (ranch dressing)   Doug Harris
• WTF? Swearing at work is good for business   Doug Harris
• The m-word   Doug Harris
• The m-word   Doug Harris
• The m-word   Doug Harris
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Doug Harris
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Doug Harris
• Tattoo Parlour Pimping (NOT)   Doug Harris
• Tattoo Parlour Pimping (NOT)   Doug Harris
• This is almost an eggcorn   Doug Harris
• noncents   Doug Harris
• Whiz (UNCLASSIFIED)   Dave Hause
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Dave Hause
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Dave Hause
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Dave Hause
• More color confusion   Dave Hause
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Laurence Horn
• "Nothing to lose"   Laurence Horn
• "Nothing to lose"   Laurence Horn
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Laurence Horn
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Laurence Horn
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Laurence Horn
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   Laurence Horn
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Laurence Horn
• gentleman   Laurence Horn
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Laurence Horn
• Wenis   Laurence Horn
• Louisiana vowels   Laurence Horn
• cigarette girl   Laurence Horn
• from the "cocked an inquisitive eyebrow" collection   Laurence Horn
• Cowboy Cut (Cowboy Ribeye)   Laurence Horn
• Say what?   Laurence Horn
• Cassidy   Laurence Horn
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Laurence Horn
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Laurence Horn
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Laurence Horn
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Laurence Horn
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Laurence Horn
• Okratini?   Laurence Horn
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Laurence Horn
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Laurence Horn
• prophesai for prophecy   Laurence Horn
• tidbit versus titbit?   Laurence Horn
• WTF? Swearing at work is good for business   Laurence Horn
• trawf (was Re: southmore)   Laurence Horn
• prophe(s/c)y again   Laurence Horn
• prophe(s/c)y again   Laurence Horn
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Laurence Horn
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Laurence Horn
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Laurence Horn
• The m-word   Laurence Horn
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Laurence Horn
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Laurence Horn
• The m-word   Laurence Horn
• "hard (cider)" 1786 antedates OED2 1789-   Laurence Horn
• The latest in khaki   Laurence Horn
• The Etymology of Caucus   Laurence Horn
• This is almost an eggcorn   Laurence Horn
• More color confusion   Laurence Horn
• noncents   Laurence Horn
• AS indexing   Terry Irons
• Mello Roll ("Up your hole with a mello roll!")   Paul Johnston
• Fight like a man   Scot LaFaive
• Fight like a man   Scot LaFaive
• Fight like a man   Scot LaFaive
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Scot LaFaive
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Scot LaFaive
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Scot LaFaive
• Recent Nature articles   Scot LaFaive
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Scot LaFaive
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Scot LaFaive
• The m-word   Scot LaFaive
• Spear phishing   Landau, James
• docent   Landau, James
• noncents   Landau, James
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Sarah Lang
• "Nothing to lose"   Jonathan Lighter
• "Nothing to lose"   Jonathan Lighter
• further antedating (?) ranikaboo (1879)   Jonathan Lighter
• Newspaperarchive.com   Jonathan Lighter
• Newspaperarchive.com   Jonathan Lighter
• Mystery of the Texas "Teasippers" nickname   Jonathan Lighter
• paralepsis   Jonathan Lighter
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Jonathan Lighter
• Unrecorded cuss formation   Jonathan Lighter
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Jonathan Lighter
• Semantic drift: "khaki"   Jonathan Lighter
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Jonathan Lighter
• gentleman   Jonathan Lighter
• gentleman   Jonathan Lighter
• gentleman   Jonathan Lighter
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Jonathan Lighter
• semantic drift: "scream"   Jonathan Lighter
• semantic drif t: "scream"   Jonathan Lighter
• Taking up an exam   Jonathan Lighter
• glory   Jonathan Lighter
• semantic drif t: "scream"   Jonathan Lighter
• antedating "cant"   Jonathan Lighter
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Jonathan Lighter
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Jonathan Lighter
• "yeah"   Jonathan Lighter
• "yeah"   Jonathan Lighter
• "yeah"   Jonathan Lighter
• "yeah"   Jonathan Lighter
• "in power"   Jonathan Lighter
• Antedating of Yeah   Jonathan Lighter
• "Yoot" resurfaces   Jonathan Lighter
• prophesai for prophecy   Jonathan Lighter
• The m-word   Jonathan Lighter
• Heard on CSI: Miami   Jonathan Lighter
• The m-word   Jonathan Lighter
• The m-word   Jonathan Lighter
• The latest in khaki   Jonathan Lighter
• More color confusion   Jonathan Lighter
• Inconsistent taboos on Fox News   Jonathan Lighter
• litcrit "chiasmatic"   Jonathan Lighter
• "scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]   Jonathan Lighter
• snowclone: A by B, C by D   Mark Mandel
• "Nothing to lose"   Mark Mandel
• Gold Tooth Guy   Mark Mandel
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Mark Mandel
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Mark Mandel
• Coyotes (immigration smugglers) (1923)   Mark Mandel
• paralepsis   Mark Mandel
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Mark Mandel
• Louisiana vowels   Mark Mandel
• Taking up an exam   Mark Mandel
• an AAVE final CC reduction by Sen. Obama?   Mark Mandel
• "hangnail": an eighteenth-century eggcorn   Mark Mandel
• Taking up an exam   Mark Mandel
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Mark Mandel
• follow suite >> follow suit   Mark Mandel
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Mark Mandel
• Cassidy   Mark Mandel
• "yeah"   Mark Mandel
• "yeah"   Mark Mandel
• Antedating of Yeah   Mark Mandel
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Mark Mandel
• prophe(s/c)y again   Mark Mandel
• prophe(s/c)y again   Mark Mandel
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Mark Mandel
• southmore   Mark Mandel
• "Silver Tsunami"   Mark Mandel
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Mark Mandel
• The m-word   Mark Mandel
• "Dogs don't bark at parked cars"   Mark Mandel
• Tattoo Parlour Pimping (NOT)   Mark Mandel
• "Tavern" sandwiches, revisited (Iowa? Baltimore?)   Bill Le May
• Heel or Boot (end slice of bread); NewspaperArchive not updating?   Russ McClay
• "Silver Tsunami"   Russ McClay
• WOTY Season   Montgomery Michael
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Stephen Montgomery
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Stephen Montgomery
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Stephen Montgomery
• Y'all Say WHUTTTT? (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Iced Tea; Tailgate Picnic; "No Noose Is Good News" (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• semantic drif t: "scream" (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Cowboy Cut (Cowboy Ribeye) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Balderdash & Piffle (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Balderdash & Piffle (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Mello Roll ("Up your hole with a mello roll!") (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• litcrit "chiasmatic" (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• More color confusion (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Snowclone on Language Log (and So Can You!) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Lynne Murphy
• tidbit versus titbit?   Lynne Murphy
• Does anyone know of this type of German dictionary?   Your Name
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Your Name
• This is almost an eggcorn   Your Name
• "a nation who has ..."?   Your Name
• Spear-phishing   Geoff Nathan
• gentleman   Geoff Nathan
• Taking up an exam   Geoff Nathan
• ADS-L Digest - 29 Oct 2007 to 30 Oct 2007 (#2007-304)   Geoffrey S. Nathan
• Say what?   Barbara Need
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Jim Parish
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Paul
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Paul
• noncents   Paul
• The Colbert suffix   Mark Peters
• The Colbert suffix   Mark Peters
• Cup cake (1828)   Barry Popik
• "Hard times make monkey eat cayenne pepper" (Clarence Thomas's grandfather)   Barry Popik
• Hamburg Sandwich (1898); Taxicab (1906?)   Barry Popik
• "Kilroy was here" (AP story, 14 Nov. 1945)   Barry Popik
• "Hard times make monkey eat cayenne pepper" (Clarence Thomas's grandfather)   Barry Popik
• "Hamburger" invented and named (of course) in Clarinda, Iowa in 1901 or 1902   Barry Popik
• Double Decker, Cannibal Sandwiches (1891); Roast Beef a la Astor House (1893); Bowery Lingo (1899)   Barry Popik
• Cannibal Sandwich (1889) ("hamburgers in the raw")   Barry Popik
• Grilled Cheese Sandwich (1929, 1930) and Toasted Cheese Sandwich   Barry Popik
• Coyotes (immigration smugglers) (1923)   Barry Popik
• Mystery of the Texas "Teasippers" nickname   Barry Popik
• Mystery of the Texas "Teasippers" nickname   Barry Popik
• Corn Dog and Nachos were invented at Texas State Fair (Houston Chronicle; Independent of London)   Barry Popik
• Mystery of "Mr. Bojangles"   Barry Popik
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s)   Barry Popik
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Barry Popik
• Iced Tea; Tailgate Picnic; "No Noose Is Good News"   Barry Popik
• "No noose is good news" (1870)   Barry Popik
• Frings (French Fries + Onion Rings) (1979)   Barry Popik
• Southwest Salad (Southwest Chicken Salad)   Barry Popik
• Cowboy Cut (Cowboy Ribeye)   Barry Popik
• "Gray Rape" (from NY Times)   Barry Popik
• "Nachos" (1948, San Antonio Light)   Barry Popik
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Barry Popik
• "Mop sauce" not in revised OED?   Barry Popik
• Digitization of The Guardian (1821-2003), The Observer (1791-2003), Playboy, Rolling Stone   Barry Popik
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Barry Popik
• Soppin' Sauce   Barry Popik
• Denver Sandwich (1903); Western Sandwich (1908); Manhattan Sandwich (1909)   Barry Popik
• Another Google Books screwup & Texas Bilingual Lawyer Joke   Barry Popik
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   Barry Popik
• Mello Roll ("Up your hole with a mello roll!")   Barry Popik
• "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Barry Popik
• Sorority Sauce (ranch dressing)   Barry Popik
• Wet Burrito; NYC Deli Food Joke - "72 hours later, you're hungry again"   Barry Popik
• "Tavern" sandwiches, revisited (Iowa? Baltimore?)   Barry Popik
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886); Tavern Sandwich   Barry Popik
• "Fried Pickle" ("Frickle") Mystery (Mississippi?)   Barry Popik
• 'Islamofascism" (coined in 1990?)   Barry Popik
• "Hamburger" (illegible) in Butte Daily Miner (1886)   Barry Popik
• Fry Sauce (UT) (O.T.: my website doesn't work?)   Barry Popik
• Fry Sauce (corrected)   Barry Popik
• Washeteria (January 1936)   Barry Popik
• Fortune Cookies (1901 for Halloween; 1926, Japanese party in Texas)   Barry Popik
• Cheese Fries (Chili Cheese F ries; Jalape ño Cheese Fries)   Barry Popik
• "Remember the a la mode!" (1958)   Barry Popik
• Missouri City, TX has a new motto -- "Show Me"   Barry Popik
• Missouri City, TX has a new motto -- "Show Me"   Barry Popik
• "Red or Green or Christmas?" (chile sauce)   Barry Popik
• Suicide Circuit (1943, rodeo)   Barry Popik
• Trinity (Louisiana dish of onions, celery, bell peppers)   Barry Popik
• Newspaperarchive.com   Barry A. Popik
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Barry A. Popik
• Balderdash & Piffle (UNCLASSIFIED)   Barry A. Popik
• "Hamburger" (illegible) in Butte Daily Miner (1886)   Barry A. Popik
• Laurence Urdang--DSNA Award   Terry Pratt
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Dennis Preston
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Dennis Preston
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Dennis Preston
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Dennis Preston
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Dennis Preston
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Dennis R. Preston
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Dennis R. Preston
• This is almost an eggcorn   Dennis R. Preston
• non-6-sided dice > number cubes   Jeff Prucher
• noncents   Jeff Prucher
• "Kilroy was here" (AP story, 14 Nov. 1945)   Michael Quinion
• Spear phishing   Michael Quinion
• Wenis   Michael Quinion
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Mark Sacks
• "Mop sauce" not in revised OED?   William Salmon
• "I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)   William Salmon
• Sorority Sauce (ranch dressing)   William Salmon
• The m-word   William Salmon
• The m-word   William Salmon
• Major Antedating of "WASP"   Shapiro, Fred
• Newspaperarchive.com   Shapiro, Fred
• murphy's-law-ish text, 1877-8   Shapiro, Fred
• The competitive sport of antedating   Shapiro, Fred
• Learning from the Lessons of Google Books?   Shapiro, Fred
• Learning from the Lessons of Google Books?   Shapiro, Fred
• "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Shapiro, Fred
• "...lies and statistics" Arthur Balfour 1892   Shapiro, Fred
• "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics"   Shapiro, Fred
• Media Request   Shapiro, Fred
• "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am"   Shapiro, Fred
• "Intelligent Design"   Shapiro, Fred
• "Blue Laws" in 1755   Shapiro, Fred
• Antedating of "Capitalism"   Shapiro, Fred
• Antedating of "Linguistic"   Shapiro, Fred
• Antedating of "Linguistic"   Shapiro, Fred
• Antedating of "Capitalism" and "capitalist"   Shapiro, Fred
• WOTY Season   Shapiro, Fred
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Jesse Sheidlower
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Jesse Sheidlower
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Jesse Sheidlower
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886)   Jesse Sheidlower
• The m-word   Jesse Sheidlower
• The m-word   Jesse Sheidlower
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   James Smith
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   James Smith
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   James Smith
• More color confusion   James Smith
• "scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]   James Smith
• litcrit "chiasmatic"   James Smith
• semantic drift: "scream"   Indigo Som
• tidbit versus titbit?   Rachel Sommer
• riflerized   Alex Steer
• Another early "Black Friday" (day after Thanksgiving)   Bonnie Taylor-Blake
• "Until hell freezes over" (1832 & 1859)   Bonnie Taylor-Blake
• Picky reader   Bonnie Taylor-Blake
• Newspaperarchive.com   George Thompson
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   George Thompson
• delicatessen   George Thompson
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   George Thompson
• gentleman   George Thompson
• semantic drif t: "scream" (UNCLASSIFIED)   George Thompson
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   George Thompson
• an old joke   George Thompson
• Balderdash & Piffle (UNCLASSIFIED)   Towse
• gator bag   Towse
• Sorority Sauce (ranch dressing)   Towse
• "Hispanic or Mexican"; Balderdash & Piffle   Towse
• Sorority Sauce (ranch dressing)   Towse
• Laurence Urdang--DSNA Award   Laurence Urdang
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   Laurence Urdang
• docent   Laurence Urdang
• gentleman   Laurence Urdang
• gentleman   Laurence Urdang
• The m-word   Laurence Urdang
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Chris F Waigl
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Chris F Waigl
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Chris F Waigl
• "a nation who has ..."?   Chris F Waigl
• The latest in khaki   Chris F Waigl
• "a nation who has ..."?   Chris F Waigl
• "a nation who has ..."?   Chris F Waigl
• Coyotes (immigration smugglers) (1923)   Darla Wells
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Amy West
• Okratini?   Amy West
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Amy West
• antedating reinikaboo (1898)   Douglas G. Wilson
• Reinikaboo (speculative etymology)   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Douglas G. Wilson
• Query: "gone to Hobbes"   Douglas G. Wilson
• Wenis   Douglas G. Wilson
• Wenis   Douglas G. Wilson
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Douglas G. Wilson
• Q: "bounce" (n) in the 18th century?   Douglas G. Wilson
• follow suite >> follow suit   Douglas G. Wilson
• follow suite >> follow suit   Douglas G. Wilson
• Jasm/Jism/Gism   Douglas G. Wilson
• Cassidy   Douglas G. Wilson
• antedating "duck tape" 1899   Douglas G. Wilson
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Douglas G. Wilson
• Gism (1901): a second thought   Douglas G. Wilson
• Antedating of "Hobo" (1886)   Douglas G. Wilson
• Yiddish in UK English (anecdotal)   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Hamburger" (illegible) in Butte Daily Miner (1886)   Douglas G. Wilson
• tidbit versus titbit?   Douglas G. Wilson
• wild hair/hare   Douglas G. Wilson
• Tattoo Parlour Pimping (NOT)   Douglas G. Wilson
• "Nosey Parker" 1890?   Douglas G. Wilson
• Wenis   Dave Wilton
• OED editing, antedating peril ephemera, was Re: [ADS-L] The competitive sport of antedating   Dave Wilton
• "Kilroy was here" (AP story, 14 Nov. 1945)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "chew scenery" (1891)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• equidating "to the nines" (1787-)   Benjamin Zimmer
• equidating "to the nines" (1787-)   Benjamin Zimmer
• "sharper" and "shark" (nouns)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Hunc over de" clubs, NY 1736?   Benjamin Zimmer
• AP story on "wide stance"   Benjamin Zimmer
• Fwd: Hyphens: Death-Knell. Or Death Knell (NY Times)   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• Vick 'em / Gig 'em   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Benjamin Zimmer
• Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Benjamin Zimmer
• palindromic?   Benjamin Zimmer
• OT: More Verlan (NY Times article)   Benjamin Zimmer
• Iced Tea; Tailgate Picnic; "No Noose Is Good News" (UNCLASSIFIED)   Benjamin Zimmer
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Benjamin Zimmer
• The competitive sport of antedating   Benjamin Zimmer
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Benjamin Zimmer
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Benjamin Zimmer
• you're not the boss of me (1883)   Benjamin Zimmer
• prophe(s/c)y again   Benjamin Zimmer
• snowclone: Today ___, tomorrow the world   Benjamin Zimmer
• Hamburger/Steakburger Sandwich, Cheeseburger   Benjamin Zimmer
• wild hair/hare   Benjamin Zimmer
• NYT on "vajayjay"   Benjamin Zimmer
• The m-word   Benjamin Zimmer
• WOTY preview (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)   Benjamin Zimmer
• How many words in English and how many does one know?   Benjamin Zimmer
• antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)   Tom Zurinskas
• Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Tom Zurinskas
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• National Dictionary Day on ABC World News (must-see!)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)   Tom Zurinskas
• "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Tom Zurinskas
• How many words in English and how many does one know?   Tom Zurinskas
• Gold Tooth Guy   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Gold Tooth Guy   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Two other countries separated by a common language   Arnold M. Zwicky
• The Colbert suffix   Arnold M. Zwicky
• The Colbert suffix   Arnold M. Zwicky
• palindromic?   Arnold M. Zwicky
• palindromic?   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Louisiana vowels   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Louisiana vowels   Arnold M. Zwicky
• semantic drift: "scream"   Arnold M. Zwicky
• semantic drif t: "scream"   Arnold M. Zwicky
• follow suite >> follow suit   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Eggcorn?   Arnold M. Zwicky
• prophesai for prophecy   Arnold M. Zwicky
• prophesai for prophecy   Arnold M. Zwicky
• WTF? Swearing at work is good for business   Arnold M. Zwicky
• trawf (was Re: southmore)   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Jerry's the comedian wife   Arnold M. Zwicky
• prophe(s/c)y again   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Jerry's the comedian wife   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Why "prophesize" ?   Arnold M. Zwicky
• The m-word   Arnold M. Zwicky
• "a nation who has ..."?   Arnold M. Zwicky
• This is almost an eggcorn   Arnold M. Zwicky
• More color confusion   Arnold M. Zwicky
• WOTY Season   Arnold M. Zwicky
• WOTY Season   Arnold M. Zwicky
• litcrit "chiasmatic"   Arnold M. Zwicky
• noncents   Arnold M. Zwicky
• noncents   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Snowclone on Language Log (and So Can You!) (UNCLASSIFIED)   Arnold M. Zwicky
• The m-word   neil
• Wenis   sagehen at westelcom.com
• antedating duck tape 1899   sagehen at westelcom.com
• The m-word   sagehen at westelcom.com

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