Richard Snary and other words
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Richard Snary and other words
Here is a new words thing I did (I didn't want to hijack Unicorn's thread):
https://public.oed.com/blog/the-revision-of-witch/
It is about the entry for WITCH n., which you should be able to read in full (maybe not forever, but certainly for the time being), but I also didn't want to hijack David's witch thread. The note at sense 1a is the longest note I've managed to get away with so far.
https://public.oed.com/blog/the-revision-of-witch/
It is about the entry for WITCH n., which you should be able to read in full (maybe not forever, but certainly for the time being), but I also didn't want to hijack David's witch thread. The note at sense 1a is the longest note I've managed to get away with so far.
Anybody who comes into the n3ta forest will be lost.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
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I wish I was a witch
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Can't believe I've been saying wicca wrong all my life
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No wonder I got sacked from witch school
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Also hooray for witches, bruces
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I think everyone's been saying it wrong. I'm mildly interested to see whether anyone complains about the presentation of Wicca as a modern phenomenon distinct from earlier witchcraft, but hopefully they won't.
There's a fair amount of stuff in this update that I worked on, including 'Asian', 'Eurasian' (I had no idea that T. H. Huxley coined 'Eurasia' to describe the landmass, and I don't think anyone else did either), plus 'voodoo', 'hoodoo' and 'zombie', on which more anon hopefully.
There's a fair amount of stuff in this update that I worked on, including 'Asian', 'Eurasian' (I had no idea that T. H. Huxley coined 'Eurasia' to describe the landmass, and I don't think anyone else did either), plus 'voodoo', 'hoodoo' and 'zombie', on which more anon hopefully.
Anybody who comes into the n3ta forest will be lost.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
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My man-witch!
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This be a most fascinatin' article, Bruce! Hurrah!
But the final Witchcraft act, making it illegal to accuse someone of being a witch, was a grave mistake, in my view!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
But the final Witchcraft act, making it illegal to accuse someone of being a witch, was a grave mistake, in my view!
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Didn't Marvel own the copyright on the word 'zombie', at some point? Until they lost a court case or summat.
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Here is the annual Bruce article for 2022, this time on CABINET.
I also meant to write about CHANCELLOR, which was a lot of fun to work on, but I ran out of spacetime.
I also meant to write about CHANCELLOR, which was a lot of fun to work on, but I ran out of spacetime.
Anybody who comes into the n3ta forest will be lost.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
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hooray. lovely
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Good man! I look forward to reading that article, later. *thumbs up*
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Nice nice, good work BruceBruce Sato wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:38 pm Here is the annual Bruce article for 2022, this time on CABINET.
I also meant to write about CHANCELLOR, which was a lot of fun to work on, but I ran out of spacetime.
Cthulu bum you!
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Hooray for Bruce.
I wonder how many senses "nonce" has
I wonder how many senses "nonce" has
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Now it is time for this: the contribution of comic strips to the lexicon
Really, where else are you going to go to get a quote for 'blockhead'?
Also features bonus mention of the terrifying Buster Brown, who was discussed in great detail back in the day as I recall
Really, where else are you going to go to get a quote for 'blockhead'?
Also features bonus mention of the terrifying Buster Brown, who was discussed in great detail back in the day as I recall
Anybody who comes into the n3ta forest will be lost.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
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excellent, interesting
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![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/1905_MasterGabriel_Buster_Brown.jpg)
terrifying doesn't even begin to describe it
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That's a lovely article, Brooce! Thanks for sharing on 'ere! *thumbs up*
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One more for the road: the history of GROOM
I might take a bit of a break after this one, just because three articles in three updates is a bit much, and the deadline has the unfortunate habit of lining up exactly with other deadlines.
I might take a bit of a break after this one, just because three articles in three updates is a bit much, and the deadline has the unfortunate habit of lining up exactly with other deadlines.
Anybody who comes into the n3ta forest will be lost.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
Everybody will become a Homfrus.
Everybody, Homfrus.
So, he's not here any more.
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Digsome and informatif stuff as always, Bruce!
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yep. Lovely
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So that's where The Two Ronnies got their material from. ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)