Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004

Does anyone know what the word LOGILY mean in english? Can't find it
in the dictionaries.
Thanks
ben

Who is Blind Freddy, as in the Aussie slang:
"Even Blind Freddy knows what that means".
And why is the outback called the "woop-woop"? I also read that there
are ten different words for kangaroo (ganguruu), and if the Aborigines

Bun Mui is really William Lieblich!  I know it!
Comments?

I haven't found any discussions of this online; please tell me if you
know of one. Otherwise, I wonder:
- When do you first remember hearing _hella_ as a free
adjective/adverb? It was just under 13 years ago for me. The first

Seen in today's *Washington Post*, op-ed page: "If Karl Rove thinks
he can take down John Kerry the way his mentor, Lee Atwater, took
down Michael Dukakis, he's got another thing coming."  See it for
yourself at:

I need to write a professional letter in order to get a summer job. I would
like to ask you for a quick look at my letter and suggestions about mistakes
and things tahat could be improved. I hope it will not be a problem for you
as for native speakers. I will appreciate any piece of ...

Could anybody send me information about sources concerning "Ragged Schools"
in Britain in the XIX c.?
Thanks
Albino

The word "wanna" is one of those nonstandard terms (like "ain't") which has
a standard spelling. It's an entry in a number of online dictionaries,
although surprisingly not in either the Merriam-Webster online dictionary at
www.m-w.com or the 11th Collegiate. In yesterday's *St. ...

Here is my original paragraph.
<<Or how about basketball? Have you followed Mark Cuban at all and his
determination that every team must provide an experience, and that owners
should not take fans for granted? Or do you believe like the owners that

Sometimes I need to indicate that a certain abbreviation or acronym
needs to be "unravelled".
Is there a one-word antonym to abbreviate?
I consulted with my thesaurus but found nothing satisfactory.

"We can't do all that and still have fulsome hearings".  A congressman
or a congressional aide.  NPR TOTN today.
One more step from the proper meaning.
s/ meirman    If you are emailing me please  

How do you interpret the meaning of "more than" and "less than"? If
someone says "more than 30", does it mean a value greater than 30 (30
excluded) or a value greater than 30 (30 included)? If someone says
"less than 30", does it mean a value smaller than 30 (30 excluded)?

Hi, I'm Korean and I'm working on updating English-Korean dictionary, so I
need plenty of information about newly emerging English. Could anybody help
me getting this information?

Wonder if in the following:
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[these three guys and Brandy are rooming in the same house]
... the Rhea sisters, three drag guys who worship the quality queen

Where is Ted King hanging out?