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What is the correct way to pronounce the name of the feminist/psychoanalytic critic Mary Jacobus? Which syllable is stressed?
posted by redfoxtail
on Feb 3, 2008 -
9 answers
Help me coin a new word for… [more inside]
posted by MarshallPoe
on May 1, 2007 -
28 answers
LanguageFilter: Cypriot. Cairene. Dubliner. These are beautiful, and I'd like more. Name some favourite or exotic words denoting city of origin or residence. And what is the word for this type of word? [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard
on Aug 8, 2006 -
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Is there a term for when people go by a single name like Madonna or Cher? [more inside]
posted by Cochise
on Jul 12, 2006 -
22 answers
foo bar baz [1, 2]; alice bob mallory [3]; aphla ateb [4] [more inside]
posted by andrew cooke
on Apr 15, 2006 -
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Offhand (that is, without google or dictionary), how many of you know what the word 'empyrean' means? Explanation follows... [more inside]
posted by precocious
on Mar 28, 2004 -
22 answers