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English beats Klingon!	5	21 Nov 2009 9:41 a.m. PST
Joke German Names - Help	13	14 Nov 2009 2:29 p.m. PST
Like, that's well bad.	10	09 Nov 2009 3:45 p.m. PST
Burgled	28	08 Nov 2009 8:56 a.m. PST
Latvian Help!	5	19 Oct 2009 9:27 a.m. PST
Do you fire a water cannon?	17	16 Oct 2009 7:40 p.m. PST
Why do people use an " 's " for plural???	36	15 Oct 2009 4:44 p.m. PST
Making Stuff Up	7	23 Sep 2009 9:11 p.m. PST
Is a preposition a terrible thing to end a sentence with?	28	19 Sep 2009 9:26 a.m. PST
Is "perogative" a word?	27	17 Sep 2009 1:56 a.m. PST
Class act	10	16 Sep 2009 5:46 a.m. PST
The Ambassador From Sheffield, or "Well Done, Lass"	2	13 Sep 2009 1:22 p.m. PST
When did 'then'	45	09 Sep 2009 8:21 a.m. PST
Never Speaking Ill Of The Dead: Selective Practice?	57	29 Aug 2009 5:15 p.m. PST
PC gone mad and the slow erosion of language	20	27 Aug 2009 9:06 p.m. PST
Eulogy Song	3	27 Aug 2009 8:29 a.m. PST
Now, why do they spell it that way?	31	22 Aug 2009 1:22 a.m. PST
Aggie definition of "politically correct"	29	17 Aug 2009 12:27 p.m. PST
What is feck?	32	14 Aug 2009 6:06 p.m. PST
Do you use "whom" in conversation or writing?	40	13 Aug 2009 6:16 a.m. PST
Canadians help me out.	15	07 Aug 2009 10:47 a.m. PST
Translating Alphabets	7	14 Jul 2009 5:27 a.m. PST
Is there a male equivalent to a harem?	24	08 Jul 2009 8:13 p.m. PST
What does "total horlix" mean?	24	03 Jul 2009 7:57 a.m. PST
The Voynich Manuscript	10	22 Jun 2009 3:25 p.m. PST
Where does 'Booby Trap' come from?	9	19 Jun 2009 3:54 a.m. PST
Do these people still hire editors?	5	19 Jun 2009 12:20 a.m. PST
Latin Translation Needed	10	05 Jun 2009 3:29 a.m. PST
per se	5	03 Jun 2009 10:34 p.m. PST
Why U.S and not US?	17	30 May 2009 6:25 p.m. PST
A necessary mnemonic.	14	28 May 2009 4:38 a.m. PST
Overseas Contingency Operation	6	26 May 2009 12:32 p.m. PST
Having your cake and eating it too	17	26 May 2009 12:29 p.m. PST
Regarding Wheelock's Latin, any opinions?	9	28 Apr 2009 5:20 p.m. PST
Past participle, surely	7	16 Apr 2009 10:57 a.m. PST
Is Collectionism a word in English?	13	12 Apr 2009 12:55 p.m. PST
paronomasia	11	12 Apr 2009 12:07 p.m. PST
A Coined Word I Can Stand Behind	2	10 Apr 2009 9:06 p.m. PST
wordy goodness	16	07 Apr 2009 10:54 a.m. PST
Pluralise these	32	07 Apr 2009 10:48 a.m. PST
Is there a French word for "Pretty/Ugly"?	5	07 Apr 2009 10:42 a.m. PST
This week's new annoying word.	20	06 Apr 2009 1:21 p.m. PST
Latin help	19	15 Mar 2009 9:53 a.m. PST
Apostrophe does not equal plural	22	22 Feb 2009 4:15 p.m. PST
However, here is a new phrase that I REALLY like	14	12 Feb 2009 6:49 a.m. PST
Spelling on TMP, and how to calculate the odds	12	06 Feb 2009 9:05 p.m. PST
Introduced a new phrase at work.	7	13 Nov 2008 1:12 p.m. PST
Why would they?	9	09 Oct 2008 9:11 a.m. PST
Possessive Burro	6	05 Oct 2008 11:26 a.m. PST
Great bawl of china	9	04 Oct 2008 12:34 a.m. PST
New word!	12	23 Sep 2008 1:13 a.m. PST
"Are You Swedish?"	10	03 Sep 2008 1:37 a.m. PST
Olympics creating new words?	6	14 Aug 2008 1:28 p.m. PST
What would 'racialist' mean.	8	11 Aug 2008 3:47 p.m. PST
words with no apparent reverse as an opposite	25	10 Aug 2008 6:25 a.m. PST
Is "sex change" obsolete?	11	09 Aug 2008 6:17 p.m. PST
Cheap at half the price!	15	05 Aug 2008 5:56 p.m. PST
"Believe you me"	7	04 Aug 2008 10:21 a.m. PST
Need help with German..."trippel"	5	30 Jul 2008 5:02 a.m. PST
Job Opportunities	21	21 Jul 2008 9:38 a.m. PST
Rosetta Stone Courses	12	27 Jun 2008 1:49 a.m. PST
Jacques Tati's "Trafic" 1971	5	26 Jun 2008 6:28 a.m. PST
Polish Language for a poor clueless Texan	7	23 Jun 2008 4:53 a.m. PST
Metaphors	24	15 Jun 2008 5:46 a.m. PST
No Skin Off My Teeth	19	06 Jun 2008 1:05 p.m. PST
A rose by any other name...	18	05 Jun 2008 11:47 a.m. PST
English Translations on Model Directions/Boxes	20	26 May 2008 2:23 p.m. PST
Belted Nobles?	14	22 May 2008 9:44 p.m. PST
Thou wimpled dizzy-eyed varlot!	11	21 May 2008 1:04 p.m. PST
Exstall	3	19 May 2008 3:44 p.m. PST
How do you pronounce "sidhe"?	37	19 May 2008 1:17 p.m. PST
The future of speling	19	19 May 2008 1:15 p.m. PST
A phrase that irritates me.	48	19 May 2008 1:12 p.m. PST
From 'Anschluß' to 'Zyklon B' - dictionary of Nazi terms	28	19 May 2008 12:20 p.m. PST
British English diminutives - a new trend?	35	03 May 2008 8:14 a.m. PST
English to Arabic translation please.	11	29 Mar 2008 8:10 p.m. PST
"Hear! Hear!" or "Here! Here!"	28	27 Mar 2008 2:48 p.m. PST
So, what language can you speak\write?	61	19 Mar 2008 6:47 p.m. PST
More Evolution of The Language	13	06 Mar 2008 1:59 p.m. PST
Origin (Taxonomy?) of terms	8	01 Mar 2008 4:42 p.m. PST
"Dementions"?	26	13 Jan 2008 2:36 p.m. PST
Difficult Translation Request	7	06 Jan 2008 1:33 p.m. PST
No (bleep), Sherlock?	14	06 Jan 2008 1:30 p.m. PST
Pronounce "Montjoie!"	46	28 Dec 2007 7:02 p.m. PST
Does "dessert" have one "S" or two?	29	05 Dec 2007 11:53 a.m. PST
Need help with German to English Rackham Confrontation...	5	03 Dec 2007 8:00 p.m. PST
Help with Japanese "Paper Dragon"	18	28 Nov 2007 2:28 a.m. PST
Word origins: September=the 7th month?	19	25 Nov 2007 3:31 p.m. PST
MORE damn Latin.	7	22 Nov 2007 5:43 a.m. PST
Translator Wanted	5	21 Nov 2007 12:24 p.m. PST
Palanquero the only Spanish based creole language.	3	19 Oct 2007 2:49 a.m. PST
Pronounce Latin: ' Pagani '	7	15 Oct 2007 11:07 p.m. PST
'Never give up, never surrender! '	30	07 Oct 2007 8:52 p.m. PST
A Homeric guide to grammar	6	14 Sep 2007 2:12 p.m. PST
Gaelic dog	20	10 Sep 2007 8:24 a.m. PST
Need a name for your character?	12	08 Sep 2007 11:27 a.m. PST
Korean word "Oni"?	7	09 Aug 2007 10:16 a.m. PST
Polish translation, anyone?	7	07 Aug 2007 12:05 p.m. PST
In the UK et al, how rude are "pants" and "pear-shaped?"	55	05 Aug 2007 3:33 a.m. PST
Caveman NAME Generator?	35	01 Aug 2007 3:59 a.m. PST

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