Tag Archives: Noah Webster

  1. Scunners, Squeamishness, and Biting Wax Tadpoles

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    July 4, 2017 by libroshombre

    LIBRARIAN COLUMN Contact Greg Hill, 4790-4344                                                            June 8, 2017 The public library’s such an endless source of unexpectedly interesting factoids. …
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    Category: American English, branding, language, lewdness, libraries, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  2. Anu, Noah, and Beverly

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    December 2, 2016 by libroshombre

      The term “culprit” has been on my mind since I lost most of a recent powerpoint presentation due to …
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    Category: dictionaries, language, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Unfortunate Headlines, Strange Swords, and Blue-Backed Spellers

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    September 26, 2015 by libroshombre

    A friend recently gave me a delightful collection of “flubs from the nation’s press” titled “Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim.” …
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    Category: American English, language, punctuation, spelling | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

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