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Bowdlerism in the Barnyard by Hugh Rawson Airspeak by Paul J. Sampson A Brief History of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD) by Daniel L. Pratt How To Speak Like a Corporation by David Galef CLASSICAL BLATHER: On the Art of Translation, and Vice Versa by...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXVI 1 Urdang, Laurence Today’s Lesson XXVI 1 Humez, Nick Classical Blather (Silly Songs) XXVI 1 Considine, John Twelve Notes on the Canadian Oxford Dictionary XXVI 1 Baldwin, Barry As the Word Turns (Where Do They...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XX 1 Ayto, John The Titled Proletariat XX 1 Bailey, Bel Roundabout East Anglia XX 1 Tius, Mary M. Vestiges XX 1 Ingleson, Sharon Future Difficulties XX 1 Herman, Louis Jay What’s in an Article? XX 1 Balado-Lopez,...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XVII 1 Peterson, Max C. The Language of the Law XVII 1 Sypnowich, Peter Needless to Say XVII 1 Pomfrit, D.A. Verbal Analogies V–Divination XVII 2 Pascal, Paul What’s in a Roman Name? XVII 2 Bach, Zellig The...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XIV 1 Demy, Nicholas G. Go to the Dictionary, Thou Sluggard XIV 1 Cahill, Brian Way To Go, Aubie! XIV 1 Soyka, Dan E. Whither Thou, Thee, Thy and Thine XIV 1 Cohen, Harry Microlinguistics XIV 1 Howard, Virginia In Praise...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXVII 1 Hargraves, Orin Rendering the Language of Daad XXVII 1 Eskenazi, Gerald Unexpected Surprises XXVII 1 Galef, David A Column on Columns XXVII 1 Wood, D. Russ The Slang of the Day XXVII 1 Powell, Steve Fancy a...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XV 1 Lederer, Richard Gunning for the English Language XV 1 Bria, George Duende: Gypsy Soul and Something More XV 1 Bauerle, Richard The Expanding Lexicon of One-letter Words XV 1 Davidson, J.A. The Joy of Scottish...
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Vol. 32 No. 1 is making its way to the printer tomorrow; check out the table of contents for the new issue: Are Prepositions Necessary? by Rosemarie OstlerHanky-Panky, Hugger-Mugger, and Other Reduplicative Rhyming Compounds, by Amy Shuffelton and Jessy RandallThe...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXV 1 Cates, David C. Where Did He Put the Pen of My Aunt? Navajo Revealed XXV 1 May, Pete British Football Chants XXV 1 Murphy, M. Lynne Excerpts from the Baylor College Linguistics Scavenger Hunt XXV 1 Ronnick, Michele...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXIV 1 Rawson, Hugh Bowderlism in the Barnyard XXIV 1 Sampson, Paul J. Airspeak XXIV 1 Pratt, Daniel L. A Brief History of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD) XXIV 1 Galef, David How To Speak Like A...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XVIII 1 Devereux, Robert Punch on the Bungalow Veranda XVIII 1 Yoo, Dal The World of Abbreviations and Acronyms XVIII 1 Heinz, John F. fix XVIII 2 Sharp, Don Speaking of the Unmentionables XVIII 2 Swift, Bob Wrenches in...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXIII 1 Schindler, Marc A. (Dia)critic’s Corner XXIII 1 Richler, Howard Galling Gallicisms of Quebec English XXIII 1 Temianka, Daniel The King of Wordsmiths XXIII 1 Davidson, J. A. The Problem of Names XXIII 1...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XVI 1 Baron, Dennis Word Law XVI 1 Lederer, Richard The Strange Case of Doctor Rotcod XVI 1 Greenwood, Douglas Another Grammatical Game: The Foregone Conclusion XVI 1 Cannon, Garland Word Droppings XVI 1 Rasmussen,...
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Reading the Traces of James Murray in the Oxford English Dictionary – Finding and enjoying the strong personality of James Murray through his OED definitions. by John Considine Assing Around – The many collocations and meanings of assand arse. by Jessy...
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Authors and Articles Volume Number Author Title XXI 1 Bennett, Martin The Lamps of Speech XXI 1 Tius, Mary M. Stress XXI 1 Bailey, Bel Slang from Greyfriars XXI 1 Blackford, Paul Some English Loanwords in Thai XXI 1 Schindler, Marc A. “Schindler’s...
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Periodic Table Manners (The Carnival of the Elements) by Nick Humez DARE-More Than Halfway There by Joan Houston Hall, Associate Editor, Dictionary of American Regional English Exploring the Lexicon with Natives of North America by August Rubrecht Ups and Downs by...
