Brian M. Scott

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Recently retired professor emeritus at Cleveland State University. I’m a set-theoretic and general topologist with an interest in combinatorics. I’m also interested in linguistics, especially historical linguistics.

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14	What does ‘alpha’ mean in the phrase, “A plea came for the President to be more alpha.”
13	Plural of “abacus”
12	History of the phrase “for Mother Russia”
11	Etymological relationship between “to” and “too”
9	In the context of food, is the phrase “portion size” tautological?

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+10	Etymological relationship between “to” and “too”
+10	Plural of “abacus”
+10	Are alpha and omega common abbreviations for birth and death?
+10	What does ‘alpha’ mean in the phrase, “A plea came for the President to be more alpha.”

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75 etymology × 10	17 history × 2
26 grammar × 5	15 orthography × 2
23 meaning-in-context × 4	14 british-english × 3
17 word-choice × 5	14 meaning × 2
17 expressions × 3	14 pronunciation × 2