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Dec
6
2011

So there's more than just ohm\mho:
"An ananym is a word whose spelling is derived by reversing the spelling of another word. It is therefore a special type of anagram."

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And so we have a proper definition & wikipedia page for it

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  • posits that people who support a cause by performing simple measures are not truly engaged or devoted to making a change
  • the desire people have to do something good without getting out of their chair
Jun
26
2010

The analysis of the Donald Rumsfield quote: "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. These are things we

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Apr
5
2010

Very interesting case. Living among them would be totally disorienting. Thank goodness we can count.
via http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/05/amazonian-tribes-language-has-no-tenses-numbers-over-five/

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Jan
11
2010

The video is also pretty interesting. Too bad it's part of a podcast & not available for direct online viewing.

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Jan
4
2010

So we have the start to a whole new line of geekiness. Will it reach the levels of Star Trek or Tolkien? Let's see...

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Nov
20
2009

"In satire, truthiness is a 'truth' that a person claims to know intuitively "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts."

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Nov
18
2009

Interesting perspective on the language & culture from a couple of foreigners.

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Nov
4
2009

A simple visual guide on the usage of an apostrophe

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Includes list of various theories of the word's origin

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The Indian "monkey cap" in English terms

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