Tag Archives: dictionaries

  1. Flowers, Fireflies, and Frequentatives

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    June 3, 2016 by libroshombre

    A recent visit to central Texas revealed that sensible rains have returned there after a half-decade of severe drought. The …
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    Category: dictionaries, English language, etymology, insects, public libraries, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  2. Torturous Aphibologies, Poor Webster, and Scrooge McDuck’s Taxes

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    February 3, 2015 by libroshombre

    Judging by our national debate over the subject, “torture” is one of those terms whose meaning seems to depend on …
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    Category: dictionaries, parts of speech, punctuation, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Baron von Munchausen, Yip Harburg, and La Cava’s Bibliomotorcarro

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    April 17, 2014 by libroshombre

    Lone Star Ball is my favorite baseball blog, not only because it links to all the latest events surrounding the …
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    Category: authors, books, dictionaries, internet | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

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