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TimR
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Studied Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan English, and Modern English as an undergrad and then in graduate school. Taught freshman English classes in fiction, poetry, and expository prose for five years.

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If cow = beef, pig = pork, and deer = venison, then where is the word for human = [flesh as food source]?
Oct 14, 2015
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What was “Herbal Tea” called before ‘tea’ was introduced in Europe?
Apr 29, 2016
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What is the meaning of "You've never met a graph you didn't like?"
Mar 19, 2019
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What is the correct term in sports for "get to the next round"?
Jun 19, 2015
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Is there a word for a woman who has recently given birth?
Dec 2, 2014
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"To science the sh*t out of something"
Feb 11, 2016
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Is 'ditzel' a real word?
Jun 29, 2015
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What is a less offensive term for "Christian mythology" that still implies it's non-empirical?
Feb 15, 2016
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Good expression for "things are starting to work"?
Jul 2, 2015
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Why is "coon" a word?
May 5, 2015
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I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"
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"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
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Is there an idiom about how humanely killing something is better than letting it live in pain?
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"He borrowed me some money."; right or wrong?
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What does "call BS" mean in the sentence "We call BS"?

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