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Starting: Sun Nov 2 15:06:22 UTC 2008
Ending: Sun Nov 30 23:54:05 UTC 2008
Messages: 509

• to early/absentee vote   Arnold M. Zwicky
  • to early/absentee vote   Mark Mandel
• "pit X against Y" past and past participle   Arnold M. Zwicky
• Scots dialect samples   James Harbeck
  • Scots dialect samples   Wilson Gray
• from ADS-L to LLog   Arnold M. Zwicky
  • from ADS-L to LLog   Arnold Zwicky
  • from ADS-L to LLog   Arnold Zwicky
• test message   Arnold Zwicky
• "trash" 'empty trash containers'   Arnold Zwicky
  • "trash" 'empty trash containers'   Doug_Harris
• democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• pigtail (v.)   Mark Mandel
• History of American English text books   Patti Kurtz
  • History of American English text books   Dave Wilton
  • History of American English text books   Herb Stahlke
• Request   Botir Djuraev
• "cross-drafting"   Arnold Zwicky
• Noah the Lexicographer finds Republican candidates' words lack . . . definition   Wilson Gray
• PPP "retrofit"   Wilson Gray
  • PPP "retrofit"   Neal Whitman
  • PPP "retrofit"   Wilson Gray
  • PPP "retrofit"   Arnold Zwicky
  • PPP "retrofit"   Paul Johnston
  • PPP "retrofit"   Wilson Gray
• Mugglestone History   James Harbeck
• good nite and   Paul
• sorry about that she's Alice, Wilson would understand   Paul
• Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Shapiro, Fred
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Michael Adams
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Michael Adams
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   John-Patrick
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Paul
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Wilson Gray
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Arnold Zwicky
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Michael Adams
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Dave Wilton
  • Etymology of "Eighty-Six"   Alison Murie
• "landslide" antedatings   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "landslide" antedatings   Joel S. Berson
• Heard on The Judges: "show out" = approx., throw a tantrum, blow one's top, etc.   Wilson Gray
  • Heard on The Judges: "show out" = approx., throw a tantrum, blow one's top, etc.   Charles Doyle
• "landslide" antedatings (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• Obama and indefinite articles   Bradley A. Esparza
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Wilson Gray
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Randy Alexander
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Arnold Zwicky
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Benjamin Barrett
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Tom Zurinskas
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Mark Mandel
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Tom Zurinskas
  • Obama and indefinite articles   Benjamin Barrett
  • Obama and indefinite articles   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Obama and the indefinite article   Geoff Nathan
• æbleskiver (Danish pancakes)   Benjamin Zimmer
• "to executive produce"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "to executive produce"   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "to executive produce"   Dave Wilton
  • "to executive produce"   Arnold Zwicky
• Intrusive "of"   Alison Murie
  • Intrusive "of"   Arnold Zwicky
  • Intrusive "of"   Arnold Zwicky
  • Intrusive "of"   Arnold Zwicky
  • Intrusive "of"   Arnold Zwicky
  • Intrusive "of"   Ann Burlingham
• Query: "Let George do it"   Sam Clements
  • Query: "Let George do it"   Douglas G. Wilson
  • Query: "Let George do it"   Douglas G. Wilson
  • Query: "Let George do it"   James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
• "Let George do it."   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
  • "Let George do it."   David A. Daniel
• showrunner (was Re: Re: "to executive produce")   Neal Whitman
• senatorial saucer (1872)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Dan Goodman
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Charles Doyle
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Mark Mandel
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Wilson Gray
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Ann Burlingham
  • senatorial saucer (1872)   Arnold Zwicky
• Further Antedating of "Suffragette"   Shapiro, Fred
• OT: senatorial saucer   Joel S. Berson
• Reading the OED   Mark Peters
• Heard on The Judges: BE "nary a"   Wilson Gray
  • Heard on The Judges: BE "nary a"   Mark Mandel
• Heard on The Judges: "re-girlfriend" n.   Wilson Gray
  • Heard on The Judges: "re-girlfriend" n.   Laurence Horn
  • Heard on The Judges: "re-girlfriend" n.   Wilson Gray
• Small Latin and less Greek were good enough for Shakespeare, but some Brits want to rid English of its classical roots   Dennis Baron
• Abstracts for 2009 conf. in SF posted   Grant Barrett
  • Abstracts for 2009 conf. in SF posted   Tom Zurinskas
• "bandy-wicket" 1740 antedates 1749-   Joel S. Berson
• "Acceptance speech"   Joel S. Berson
  • "Acceptance speech"   Mark Mandel
  • "Acceptance speech"   Joel S. Berson
• awoken/woken -- passive/active past participles?   Joel S. Berson
  • awoken/woken -- passive/active past participles?   Douglas G. Wilson
  • awoken/woken -- passive/active past participles?   Joel S. Berson
  • awoken/woken -- passive/active past participles?   Wilson Gray
• Non-standard constructions wanted   Geoff Nathan
• "Thank you"   Jim Parish
• "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Joel S. Berson
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Ann Burlingham
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Joel S. Berson
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Neal Whitman
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Arnold Zwicky
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Ann Burlingham
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Arnold Zwicky
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Arnold Zwicky
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Joel S. Berson
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Mark Mandel
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Arnold Zwicky
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Joel S. Berson
  • "many a" -- singular or plural? Or just awkward?   Mark Mandel
• Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Joel S. Berson
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Benjamin Zimmer
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Baker, John
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Joel S. Berson
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Baker, John
  • Saying one thing but meaning the opposite   Dan Goodman
• Fwd: ANN: AAS Regional Academic Seminar   Joel S. Berson
• I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Doug_Harris
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Benjamin Zimmer
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Doug_Harris
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Marc Velasco
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Doug_Harris
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Douglas G. Wilson
  • I Believe . . . This Makes NO Sense   Wilson Gray
• "Clean their clocks" (1879)   Douglas G. Wilson
• porno as a count noun   Lynne Murphy
  • porno as a count noun   Arnold Zwicky
  • porno as a count noun   Neal Whitman
  • porno as a count noun   Ann Burlingham
  • porno as a count noun   James Harbeck
  • porno as a count noun   Mark Mandel
  • porno as a count noun   Benjamin Barrett
  • porno as a count noun   Dan Goodman
  • porno as a count noun   Baker, John
  • porno as a count noun   Laurence Horn
  • porno as a count noun   Dan Goodman
• Go soak your head   George Thompson
  • Go soak your head   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
  • Go soak your head   Joel S. Berson
  • Go soak your head   Laurence Horn
  • Go soak your head   George Thompson
• cramp one's style (1781)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • cramp one's style (1781)   Joel S. Berson
  • cramp one's style (1781)   Joel S. Berson
  • cramp one's style (1781)   Mark Mandel
  • cramp one's style (1781)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • cramp one's style (1781)   Joel S. Berson
• exertion = exercise?   Alison Murie
  • exertion = exercise?   Wilson Gray
  • exertion = exercise?   Joel S. Berson
  • exertion = exercise?   Mark Mandel
  • exertion = exercise?   Joel S. Berson
• High Court to decide whether F-bomb is ready for prime time   Dennis Baron
• "make no mistake"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "make no mistake"   Laurence Horn
  • "make no mistake"   Mark Mandel
  • "make no mistake"   Arnold Zwicky
• panorama 1794; panorama and catch penny 1795   Joel S. Berson
• Celebu-word-palooza   Mark Peters
  • Celebu-word-palooza   Benjamin Zimmer
• DOE launches usalearns.org to teach English   Tom Zurinskas
• all the rage   Arnold Zwicky
  • all the rage   Alison Murie
• more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Laurence Horn
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Benjamin Zimmer
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Laurence Horn
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Wilson Gray
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Arnold Zwicky
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Jesse Sheidlower
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Joel S. Berson
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Doug_Harris
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Laurence Horn
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Arnold Zwicky
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Marc Velasco
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Charles Doyle
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Benjamin Zimmer
  • more seat-of-the-pants etymology for our delectation   Mark Mandel
• came very much in handy   James Harbeck
  • came very much in handy   Jeff Kallay
  • came very much in handy   Arnold Zwicky
  • came very much in handy   Laurence Horn
• Mavericky   Benjamin Barrett
  • Mavericky   Benjamin Zimmer
  • Mavericky   Laurence Horn
• more on wrap rage   Arnold Zwicky
  • more on wrap rage   Benjamin Zimmer
  • more on wrap rage   Arnold Zwicky
  • more on wrap rage   Arnold Zwicky
  • more on wrap rage   Doug_Harris
  • more on wrap rage   Chris Waigl
  • more on wrap rage   Benjamin Zimmer
  • more on wrap rage   Alison Murie
• Party-Colored -- Two Distinctly Different Definitions   Doug_Harris
  • Party-Colored -- Two Distinctly Different Definitions   Sam Clements
  • Party-Colored -- Two Distinctly Different Definitions   Doug_Harris
  • Party-Colored -- Two Distinctly Different Definitions   Douglas G. Wilson
• Should Barack Obama, the first digital president, have to give up Twitter?   Dennis Baron
• "Blue-gum" redux   Wilson Gray
• An Important Message -- Downsized   Doug_Harris
  • An Important Message -- Downsized   Joel S. Berson
• Nominations for Name(s) of the Year   Cleve Evans
• Word-of-the-Year Nominations Open   Grant Barrett
• More intrusive "of"   Alison Murie
  • More intrusive "of"   Arnold Zwicky
• Etymology at the Volokh Conspiracy   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
  • Etymology at the Volokh Conspiracy   Baker, John
• "wages" as payment *by* worker   Joel S. Berson
  • "wages" as payment *by* worker   Joel S. Berson
  • "wages" as payment *by* worker   Doug Harris
• Antedating of "Money Shot" in Volokh Conspiracy   Shapiro, Fred
  • Antedating of "Money Shot" in Volokh Conspiracy   Wilson Gray
  • Antedating of "Money Shot" in Volokh Conspiracy   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Antedating of "Money Shot" in Volokh Conspiracy   Jesse Sheidlower
• open the kimono (1974)   Benjamin Zimmer
  • open the kimono (1974)   Tom Dalzell
• Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Wilson Gray
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Arnold Zwicky
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Jocelyn Limpert
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Jocelyn Limpert
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama";"Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Doug Harris
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary, the girl that I watch her kids", etc.   Wilson Gray
• "cumberbund"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "cumberbund"   Chris Waigl
  • "cumberbund"   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "cumberbund"   Wilson Gray
  • "cumberbund"   Marc Velasco
  • "cumberbund"   Chris Waigl
  • "cumberbund"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "cumberbund"   Laurence Horn
  • "cumberbund"   Benjamin Barrett
  • "cumberbund"   Marc Velasco
  • "cumberbund"   Benjamin Barrett
  • "cumberbund"   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • "cumberbund"   James Harbeck
  • "cumberbund"   Joel S. Berson
  • "cumberbund"   Randy Alexander
  • "cumberbund"   Marc Velasco
  • "cumberbund"   Randy Alexander
  • "cumberbund"   Laurence Horn
  • "cumberbund"   Lynne Murphy
  • "cumberbund"   Wilson Gray
  • "cumberbund"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "cumberbund"   Neal Whitman
  • "cumberbund"   Charles Doyle
  • "cumberbund"   Randy Alexander
  • "cumberbund"   Douglas G. Wilson
  • "cumberbund"   Ann Burlingham
  • "cumberbund"   Wilson Gray
  • "cumberbund"   Jesse Sheidlower
  • "cumberbund"   Joel S. Berson
  • "cumberbund"   Mark Mandel
  • "cumberbund"   Baker, John
  • "cumberbund"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "cumberbund"   Joel S. Berson
• "ancestors" redux   Joel S. Berson
  • "ancestors" redux   Joel S. Berson
• Intrusive N in Messenger, Passenger etc.   Josh Macfelder
  • Intrusive N in Messenger, Passenger etc.   Laurence Horn
  • Intrusive N in Messenger, Passenger etc.   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
  • Intrusive N in Messenger, Passenger etc.   Mark Mandel
• Etymology of "Maverick"?   Shapiro, Fred
  • Etymology of "Maverick"?   Dennis Baron
  • Etymology of "Maverick"?   Baker, John
• the final step in commas after role descriptors   James Harbeck
• woty 08 abroad   Dennis Baron
  • woty 08 abroad   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • woty 08 abroad   Laurence Horn
  • woty 08 abroad   Joel S. Berson
• "the financial equivalent of Hurricane Katrina"   James Harbeck
  • "the financial equivalent of Hurricane Katrina"   Ann Burlingham
  • "the financial equivalent of Hurricane Katrina"   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "the financial equivalent of Hurricane Katrina"   Baker, John
• A Sad State for Marriage   Doug_Harris
• today's verbing   Arnold Zwicky
  • today's verbing   Arnold Zwicky
  • today's verbing   Mark Mandel
  • today's verbing   Benjamin Zimmer
  • today's verbing   Marc Velasco
  • today's verbing   Arnold Zwicky
  • today's verbing   Marc Velasco
  • today's verbing   Joel S. Berson
  • today's verbing   Mark Mandel
  • today's verbing   Doug_Harris
• Junker/Junko/Junco Partner   sagehen
• Lie down with dogs ...   Wilson Gray
  • Lie down with dogs ...   Doug_Harris
• Double import: rare cheesecake   Benjamin Barrett
• on principle/in principal blend?   Alison Murie
  • on principle/in principal blend?   Laurence Horn
  • on principle/in principal blend?   Alison Murie
  • on principle/in principal blend?   Laurence Horn
  • on principle/in principal blend?   Doug_Harris
• Coming full circle on "X is the new Y"   Laurence Horn
  • Coming full circle on "X is the new Y"   Arnold Zwicky
• "maroonage" not in OED?!   Joel S. Berson
  • "maroonage" not in OED?!   Wilson Gray
  • "maroonage" not in OED?!   Laurence Horn
  • "maroonage" not in OED?!   Joel S. Berson
• Webster ’s New World College Dictionary announ ces its word-of-the-year candidates   Grant Barrett
  • Webster ’s New World College Dictionary an nounces its word-of-the-year candidates   Alison Murie
  • Webster ’s New World College Dictionary an nounces its word-of-the-year candidates   ronbutters at AOL.COM
• Webster's New World College Dictionary announces its wor d-of-the-year candidates   Doug_Harris
  • Webster's New World College Dictionary an nounces its word-of-the-year candidates   Laurence Horn
• Heard on The Judges: "gank" con; "blow" cell phone; "an habitual ..."   Wilson Gray
  • Heard on The Judges: "gank" con; "blow" cell phone; "an habitual ..."   Mark Mandel
  • Heard on The Judges: "gank" con; "blow" cell phone; "an habitual ..."   Grant Barrett
• valedictocracy   James Harbeck
• Heard on The Judges: "gank"   Katharine The Grate
• more back-formation   Arnold Zwicky
• "to line-jump"   Arnold Zwicky
• Deliberate Speed   Baker, John
  • Deliberate Speed   Shapiro, Fred
  • Deliberate Speed   Stephen Goranson
  • Deliberate Speed   Shapiro, Fred
• More meh   Mark Peters
• Q: animal "produce"?   Joel S. Berson
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Michael Covarrubias
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Benjamin Barrett
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Jocelyn Limpert
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Joel S. Berson
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Douglas G. Wilson
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Arnold Zwicky
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Jocelyn Limpert
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Joel S. Berson
  • Q: animal "produce"?   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Alice Faber
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Hillary Brown
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Benjamin Barrett
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Alison Murie
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Herb Stahlke
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Charles Doyle
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Laurence Horn
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Arnold Zwicky
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Joel S. Berson
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Arnold Zwicky
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Jeff Prucher
  • Q: animal "produce"?   Mark Mandel
• "Hustle [one's] nuts"   Wilson Gray
  • "Hustle [one's] nuts"   Scot LaFaive
  • "Hustle [one's] nuts"   Wilson Gray
  • "Hustle [one's] nuts"   George Thompson
  • "Hustle [one's] nuts"   Wilson Gray
• Nonliners   Michael Quinion
  • Nonliners   D Harris
  • Nonliners   Joel S. Berson
  • Nonliners   James Harbeck
• on verbing "extinct"   Laurence Horn
  • on verbing "extinct"   Arnold Zwicky
  • on verbing "extinct"   Wilson Gray
• semantic drift "officer," "avoid"   Jonathan Lighter
  • semantic drift "officer," "avoid"   Arnold Zwicky
  • semantic drift "officer," "avoid"   Mark Mandel
• The Saxon for "Watch out (I'm going to attack you)!"   Joel S. Berson
  • The Saxon for "Watch out (I'm going to attack you)!"   Mark Mandel
•       Re: [ADS-L] Q: anim al "produce"?   RonButters at AOL.COM
• meat,meats (was animal "produce"?)   RonButters at AOL.COM
• guffin, MacGuffin   Stephen Goranson
• "extinguish" 'make extinct'   Arnold Zwicky
• "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Laurence Horn
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Laurence Horn
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Jeff Prucher
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Wilson Gray
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Benjamin Zimmer
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   Laurence Horn
• "empath" as lexicographic lacuna (UNCLASSIFIED)   Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
• animal "produce" (some Google results)?   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Doug Harris
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Laurence Horn
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Arnold Zwicky
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Laurence Horn
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Joel S. Berson
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Arnold Zwicky
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Joel S. Berson
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Arnold Zwicky
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Ann Burlingham
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Mark Mandel
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Arnold Zwicky
  • animal "produce" (some Google results)?   Mark Mandel
• Whore's Bath   Scot LaFaive
  • Whore's Bath   Benjamin Zimmer
  • Whore's Bath   Paul
  • Whore's Bath   Wilson Gray
  • Whore's Bath   N2life4
  • Whore's Bath   James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
  • Whore's Bath   Joel S. Berson
  • Whore's Bath   ronbutters at AOL.COM
  • Whore's Bath   David Bowie
  • Whore's Bath   Joel S. Berson
•       Re: [ADS-L] animal "produce" (some Google results)?   RonButters at AOL.COM
• useless information of the day   James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
  • useless information of the day   Scot LaFaive
  • useless information of the day   Joel S. Berson
  • useless information of the day   Doug Harris
  • useless information of the day   Doug Harris
  • useless information of the day   Bradley A. Esparza
  • useless information of the day   Marc Velasco
  • useless information of the day   Scot LaFaive
  • useless information of the day   Doug Harris
  • useless information of the day   Dan Goodman
  • useless information of the day   Scott
  • useless information of the day   Doug Harris
• Criminalizing cyberspace: from Myanmar to California, going digital can mean going to jail   Dennis Baron
• Circularity in OED   Shapiro, Fred
  • Circularity in OED   Jesse Sheidlower
  • Circularity in OED   Shapiro, Fred
• eat my shorts (1973)   Benjamin Zimmer
• animal "produce"?   Joel S. Berson
• ping jockey   Jonathan Lighter
• Speaking of military jargon ...   Wilson Gray
• mess gear   Jonathan Lighter
• KMAG YOYO   Jonathan Lighter
• "select" = certain (of many)   Jonathan Lighter
• Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary,   Josh Macfelder
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary,   Arnold Zwicky
  • Heard on Springer: "my cousin nephew"; "your baby mama"; "Mary,   Josh Macfelder
• bailout/bale out; or: planes, boats, and MW   Joel S. Berson
  • bailout/bale out; or: planes, boats, and MW   Benjamin Zimmer
  • bailout/bale out; or: planes, boats, and MW   Laurence Horn
  • bailout/bale out; or: planes, boats, and MW   Michael Quinion
• Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Joel S. Berson
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Arnold Zwicky
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Laurence Horn
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Jim Parish
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Laurence Horn
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Herb Stahlke
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Wilson Gray
  • Q: "coned", v. (past tense), 1741   Joel S. Berson
• Beyond the Pale: White House Hanukkah invite is actually Christmas card   Dennis Baron
• Happy Thanksgiving   Josh Macfelder
• "don" = to wear; (hence) to bear on the exterior.   Jonathan Lighter
  • "don" = to wear; (hence) to bear on the exterior.   Joel S. Berson
  • "don" = to wear; (hence) to bear on the exterior.   Wilson Gray
• "unbanked" and the verb "bank" 'cause to have a bank account'   Arnold Zwicky
• paramat(e)rize   Arnold Zwicky
  • paramat(e)rize   Arnold Zwicky
• "come and" (V) as quasi-auxiliary   Mark Mandel
  • "come and" (V) as quasi-auxiliary   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
  • "come and" (V) as quasi-auxiliary   Mark Mandel
  • "come and" (V) as quasi-auxiliary   Laurence Horn
  • "come and" (V) as quasi-auxiliary   Mark Mandel
• a seasonal back-formation: "to holiday-shop"   Arnold Zwicky
•       Re: [ADS-L] "empath" as lexicographic lacuna   RonButters at AOL.COM
• The word of the year for 2008 is Obama   Dennis Baron
• back and forth   Arnold Zwicky
  • back and forth   Arnold Zwicky
  • back and forth   Alison Murie
  • back and forth   Wilson Gray
  • back and forth   Wilson Gray
• "wait/stand on line" in the UK?   Arnold Zwicky
  • "wait/stand on line" in the UK?   ronbutters at AOL.COM
  • "wait/stand on line" in the UK?   Chris Waigl
  • "wait/stand on line" in the UK?   Joel S. Berson
• butt dust   James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
• Ahh, Shoot!   Doug Harris
  • Ahh, Shoot!   Joel S. Berson
  • Ahh, Shoot!   Wilson Gray
• "call someone out of their name"   Jonathan Lighter
  • "call someone out of their name"   Douglas G. Wilson
• Friday the 13th and the Templars   Baker, John
  • Friday the 13th and the Templars   Mark Mandel
  • Friday the 13th and the Templars   Baker, John
• value = amount of discount?   Tom Zurinskas
• "long from" for "far from"   Alison Murie
  • "long from" for "far from"   Arnold Zwicky
  • "long from" for "far from"   Gerald Cohen
  • "long from" for "far from"   Laurence Horn
  • "long from" for "far from"   Alison Murie
• "wrecked my brain" possible eggcorn?   Herb Stahlke
  • "wrecked my brain" possible eggcorn?   Chris Waigl
• "little/few but" (was: "long from" for "far from")   Laurence Horn
  • "little/few but" (was: "long from" for "far from")   Herb Stahlke
  • "little/few but" (was: "long from" for "far from")   Laurence Horn
• "coach potato" another possible eggcorn?   Herb Stahlke
  • "coach potato" another possible eggcorn?   Laurence Horn
  • "coach potato" another possible eggcorn?   Herb Stahlke
  • "coach potato" another possible eggcorn?   Benjamin Barrett
• Heard on The Chocolate News:   Wilson Gray
• "wise, holy, just. and good"   Joel S. Berson
  • "wise, holy, just. and good"   Doug Harris
• destroyed forever   James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
  • destroyed forever   Doug Harris
• Engineering talk -- was: Re: destroyed forever   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
• Preposition deletion   Grant Barrett
  • Preposition deletion   RonButters at AOL.COM
  • Preposition deletion   Arnold Zwicky
  • Preposition deletion   Wilson Gray
• hoper you werre able to plow   Paul
• Fwd: "Antihomonuptial"   Arnold Zwicky
• "in/on line"   Arnold Zwicky
• "Can / May I ask you a question?"   Wilson Gray
  • "Can / May I ask you a question?"   Doug Harris
• Another one bites the dust?   Wilson Gray
• Early Use of S.O.L.   Baker, John

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