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  • TWTS: The cards language deals

    TWTS: The cards language deals
    2026/08/27
    There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that

    TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that
    2026/09/04
    Is your cat running around in circles? Be advised, that kitty might be pixilated.
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    6 分
  • TWTS: "Hunky dory" is doing just fine

    TWTS: "Hunky dory" is doing just fine
    2026/08/14
    If "hunky dory" means the same thing as "right as rain," then we face the question of how right rain is.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Old English, new boundaries

    TWTS: Old English, new boundaries
    2026/08/28
    When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: "Highfalutin" is too good for one spelling

    TWTS: "Highfalutin" is too good for one spelling
    2026/08/07
    While we may know highfalutin language when we hear it, we don't all agree about how to spell "highfalutin" or where it comes from.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Be careful what you hear around the scuttlebutt

    TWTS: Be careful what you hear around the scuttlebutt
    2026/07/31
    We exchange scuttlebutt at the proverbial water cooler, and there's an etymological clue in that.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Time to talk about your watch

    TWTS: Time to talk about your watch
    2026/07/24
    The little clock we wear on our wrist could be called a clock. Instead, it has long had its own term, being called a watch instead.
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    5 分