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- Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:35 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Bars at a border
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4763
Re: Bars at a border
It just occurred to me that "skookum" is probably not an adjective that folks outside my neck of the woods are familiar with. Bonnie, are you familiar with that word, down there? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skookum It's not a word that's on everyone's lips, but it is used. I have a favorite recip...
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:22 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: Sand?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5627
Re: Sand?
It goes way back. Here's one explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuesti ... _sea_land/
The writer left out the Latin sabulum, from the Greek.
This has a longer list: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sand
The writer left out the Latin sabulum, from the Greek.
This has a longer list: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sand
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Kitchen thing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4784
Re: Kitchen thing
Pot holders.
- Fri May 29, 2020 3:04 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Car payment is due
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4470
Re: Car payment is due
I don't think that's a ring - it's a green arrow. So maybe something on the the original image to move to a different picture?
- Wed May 27, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Go for
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5044
Re: Go for
#3. To achieve a bond.
- Sat May 23, 2020 2:59 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Authenticity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3890
Re: Authenticity
I suppose you could assume he's playing for the sheer joy of making music & not worrying if anyone else likes it. Tho that picture reminds me of the time I was in a similar situation, but with a lot more people around. We were all walking as far away from the musician as possible - not because he wa...
- Fri May 15, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Do the roll call
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4391
Re: Do the roll call
My mom would start with her 5 sisters before she got to me & my 2 sisters. I did worse - only 2 kids & on occasion would call one by the dog's name - along with my sisters' names. It doesn't help that both my kids have names starting with the K sound, as do both of my sisters & 1 niece.
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:20 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Highest tree
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3805
Re: Highest tree
I really hate the nasty turn our political system has taken. Who knows when to take the death threats seriously? But the "highest tree" phrase reminded me of the Roger Miller song, "Dang Me." Dang me, dang me They oughta take a rope and hang me High from the highest tree Woman, would you weep for me?
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Across the desk
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6510
Re: Across the desk
How about "she has her head down."
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: It gets the lungs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11961
Re: It gets the lungs
I read somewhere that the panic buying is a response to feeling one has no control. Buying a large amount of toilet paper is one way to feel in control, even if it isn't logical.
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:13 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: House
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9600
Re: House
They look like apartments to me. But I live in a very small town with nothing higher than 2 stories - except the grain elevator. 

- Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:22 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: J S Bach
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19846
Re: J S Bach
Thank you! This is often what comes to mind first when I hear Bach's name or music.

- Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Bob
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10213
Re: Bob
I've also heard 'Bub' - unless I'm mishearing 'Bud.' Don't think so as I'm very used to Bud - that was my dad's family-only nickname, short for Buddy. Never found out why - his sisters didn't have nicknames. Re the article: My opinion (tho no one asked!) is that people who get upset by what other pe...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:41 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Passes by without touching
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9943
Re: Passes by without touching
From vocabulary.com: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam Types: cheap shot an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person Type of: comment, input, remark a statemen...
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:42 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Virus device
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9971
Re: Virus device
Since they're checking for fever my guess is it's a thermometer. Looks kind of dystopian to me! 
