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Ted Nesbitt U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 750	I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE. TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO .....
Carol Pozefsky Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.79 Clarity of Response 9.89 Timeliness 9.86 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 1059	Etymology: The origins of English words and phrases. Anchor/Reporter NBC and CBS Networks. News Director 3 Regional Radio Stations.

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I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE. TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO .....

Carol Pozefsky

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Etymology: The origins of English words and phrases. Anchor/Reporter NBC and CBS Networks. News Director 3 Regional Radio Stations.

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2009-11-02 etymology of:

Hello again, The term 'sugar daddy' is used to depict the salacious older man who spends large amounts of money to lure younger women into romance and/or marriage; women who, if he were poor, might

2009-11-02 etymology of "second wives":

Hello and welcome to a new week, The expession 'second wives at a Jimmy Choo sale' means individuals who are spending money freely and in abundance. I believe that committed feminists would find

2009-11-01 Letter etymology:

Hello, I hope you're having a fine weekend, The word 'lettre' meaning knowledge of reading and writing, and book learning first appears in Old English in about 1150. 'Letter' as an alphabetic sign

2009-10-29 Etymology of a phrase:

Hello, I hope you're having a fine week, 'Tip-top' is beieved to be military slang which worked its way into mainstream conversation at about the time of the first World War. Today's military

2009-10-17 i want to know hte meaning of hte word "oor":

Dear Islam: You cannot find the word, because it doesn't exist. In the sentence you have quoted, there are two missing letters -- the "fl" that should be before "oor." The writer is talking about

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