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| location | New York, New York | |
| age | 55 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | 2 days ago | |
| stats | profile views | 240 |
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Jun 4 |
answered | What is the origin of idiom “Keep your hair on”? |
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May 23 |
answered | Verb for increasing the vertical dimension of a space? |
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May 22 |
answered | Opposite of 'Midas touch'? |
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May 11 |
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“I'm only grandfathering you in because of Serena.” @Jay: You're on the right track. Actually, this was for WHITE people. "If your grandfather could vote, so can you." Meaning that blacks would have to pay poll taxes or pass literacy tests to vote, because their grandfathers could vote, while equivalent whites would not. |
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May 9 |
answered | Contentment with “Settling for Less” |
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May 8 |
awarded | Custodian |
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May 8 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Is “vindicate” a form of “indicate” |
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May 8 |
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Is “vindicate” a form of “indicate” @JohnLawler: My understanding is that etyonline is a DUAL purpose tool. Or is it? |
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May 8 |
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Is “vindicate” a form of “indicate” @PeterShor: OK, you looked at the problem from a DIFFERENT angle, and came up with your conclusion. Very interesting. If you made your comment into an answer, I'd probably upvote it. |
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May 8 |
asked | Is “vindicate” a form of “indicate” |
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Apr 30 |
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Could the term “elephant” have derived from “olfactory?” @KristinaLopez: I'm "bad" today. I was recently hospitalized, and am back on the site after a hiatus. Am still not fully my former self, and that may be reflected in the fact that the quality of my recent posts is probably below the historical level. |
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Apr 30 |
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Could the term “elephant” have derived from “olfactory?” @JohnLawler: Linguistic connections are often derived from "physical" connections. |
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Apr 30 |
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Could the term “elephant” have derived from “olfactory?” "seems to counsel against this" fair enough. But it might be possible to close the loop further if we could establish a connection between "tooth" and "nose." |
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Apr 30 |
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Could the term “elephant” have derived from “olfactory?” @BillFranke: I checked those sources and came to the "opposite" conclusion (that is, that my theory, while not supported by those references was also not "contraindicated"). |
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Apr 30 |
asked | Could the term “elephant” have derived from “olfactory?” |
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Apr 22 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Apr 21 |
awarded | Good Answer |
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Apr 15 |
revised |
What did 'make love' mean in the '60s? added 93 characters in body |
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Apr 15 |
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What did 'make love' mean in the '60s? deleted 25 characters in body |
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Apr 15 |
answered | What did 'make love' mean in the '60s? |
