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Posted in Language on Apr 25th, 2003
Two friends sent me Wednesday’s word of the day from A.Word.A.Day. The word was, or rather the phrase was STAR CHAMBER, which is defined as “a court or group marked by arbitrary, oppressive, and secretive procedures.” It continues After the Star Chamber in the Palace of Westminster in London. It was the site of a [...]
Posted in Language on Nov 25th, 2002
Good friend, long-time Rambles reader, and former Minnesotan JMike emails with this message. I grew up in Minnesota and learned a bunch of local-isms: “ish” (general expression of disgust, see also “ishy”) “doy” (local variation of “duh”, i.e. what is said to mock someone who is acting in a way the mocker associates with stupidity) [...]
E-mailbox clogging net stories are circulating in greater and greater numbers, but where do they come from? Is there some cyber-spot where they mate, like squids in the Sargasso Sea? Is there a burying ground where they go to die? Yadda-Yadda-Yadda is a speculative piece that came about because a) Paracelsus received yet another net [...]
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