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Episodes Chicken Scratches and Creaky Voice (full episode) (Page: 1 \| 2 )	Feb-21-09-7:18AM by Grant Barrett	Jul-03-09-4:34AM by Kelly	34
General Discussion Favorite profanity substitutions in tv edits of movies?	May-22-09-10:42PM by Etymology Fan	Jul-03-09-1:15AM by greyaenigma	9
Recommended English hedge words	Jul-01-09-8:48PM by Grant Barrett	Jul-03-09-12:18AM by Ron Draney	3
Recommended Scholarly E-Mail Lists, Once Vibrant, Fight for Relevance	Jul-01-09-9:03PM by Grant Barrett	Jul-02-09-8:50PM by samaphore	3
Recommended Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a Presidential Code	Jul-02-09-4:32PM by Grant Barrett	Jul-02-09-8:43PM by samaphore	2
General Discussion “All my hair is falling out!” she distressed.	Jul-02-09-8:47AM by Glenn	Jul-02-09-3:44PM by samaphore	4
General Discussion How to hollow a book in 80 easy steps	Jul-02-09-8:14AM by Grant Barrett	Jul-02-09-1:03PM by greyaenigma	3
General Discussion “Jumping Jack Flash! It’s a gas gas gas!”	Jun-14-09-7:41PM by Etymology Fan	Jul-02-09-1:32AM by greyaenigma	3
General Discussion Lorem Ipsum	Jun-24-09-8:10AM by Glenn	Jul-02-09-1:16AM by greyaenigma	7
General Discussion ‘wether’	Jun-26-09-1:20PM by tastelessfruit	Jul-02-09-1:12AM by greyaenigma	5
Recommended Contemplations on the hybridization of the Kashmiri language	Jul-01-09-8:58PM by Grant Barrett	Jul-01-09-8:58PM by Grant Barrett	1
General Discussion Laundry time!	Jul-01-09-8:10AM by Snarls	Jul-01-09-5:36PM by Glenn	5
General Discussion It’s raining, it’s pouring…	Jul-01-09-8:06AM by Snarls	Jul-01-09-8:35AM by ArteNow	2
General Discussion geddion	Jun-20-09-8:26PM by MeBerger	Jul-01-09-12:37AM by Gedaly	5
Episodes A Snarl of Serial Commas	Jun-30-09-5:56AM by Glenn	Jun-30-09-8:51PM by samaphore	4
Recommended Barbara Boxer: Don’t call me “m’am,” call me “Senator”	Jun-22-09-11:31AM by Grant Barrett	Jun-30-09-5:35PM by samaphore	7
General Discussion plurals and possessives	Jun-30-09-10:08AM by topdeadcenter	Jun-30-09-5:22PM by samaphore	4
Recommended “Nerdview”: when insiders use insider language with outsiders	Jun-17-09-11:55AM by Grant Barrett	Jun-29-09-7:14PM by martha	8
General Discussion New Orleans	Jun-18-09-4:00AM by stevenz	Jun-29-09-7:12PM by martha	5
General Discussion Looking for origin of German phrase	Jun-18-09-11:48AM by BethKelsey	Jun-29-09-7:08PM by martha	4
Recommended Authors are autographing the Kindle and iPods	Jun-17-09-7:50AM by Grant Barrett	Jun-29-09-5:38PM by martha	5
General Discussion Great Googly Moogly! Where’s the “Great Googly Moogly!” Discussion	Jun-21-09-8:13PM by Etymology Fan	Jun-29-09-5:32PM by martha	5
Episodes Great Googly Moogly (minicast)	Jun-22-09-11:13AM by Grant Barrett	Jun-29-09-4:59PM by martha	5
General Discussion Sarcastic use of “Stay classy!”	Jun-29-09-12:54PM by Etymology Fan	Jun-29-09-4:17PM by martha	3
General Discussion possessives versus other adjectives	Jun-27-09-10:20AM by mrsriggs57	Jun-29-09-2:00PM by Glenn	4

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