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Language Wars Online

Body: 3quarks brings us the sad tale of another loss for the French. This time, it seems ils tout seul le font when it comes to search engines.

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Can't take it no more

Body: While arguing with Dan Riehl over the use of the infamous "Democrat Party" slur, I was struggling to think of a group that finds itself in a similar situation. And then I realized it had been...

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Adding to Your Vocabulary: Queer Edition

Body: Learning is fun! Here's your word for the day: Clock. I am sure the more clever of you out there can find some appropriate applications of this fine term. There are many, many Republicans who...

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Last Night I was Called a Purist

Body: I've never supported Obama and my friends know that. They also know I am out of electoral politics and gone independently left libertarian. Last night I tried to stay out of a political...

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Trivial linguistic annoyances open thread*

Body: How about a post-holiday thread for syntactical irritations? Prompted in part by lambert's post about"folks," and in part by his use of "Big Pharma" (the day after Thanksgiving is the traditional...

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