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on meridiem, gerwitz said:
"Why do we use ante meridiem to denote time before noon and post meridiem to denote after noon yet never use meridiem for noon itself?" more...
on mayhaps, gerwitz said:
"A sniglet of dubious value, but I cannot help myself." more...
on done, gerwitz said:
"I abhor the common use of done to mean finished." more...
on waldeinsamkeit, gerwitz said:
"A German word without a simple English equivalent, usually "the feeling of solitude in the forest." more...
on anschaulich, gerwitz said:
"Discovered in the German title of Werner Heisenberg's article on uncertainty relations (a cornerstone of modern quantum physics). As <a..." more...
on lorem ipsum, gerwitz said:
"I believe Lorem would make a wonderfully unique given name. Though I don't believe any woman will be willing to name her child thusly." more...
on naturalism, gerwitz said:
"A much softer and, for me, more accurate term than atheism." more...
on transubstantiation, gerwitz said:
"As a Roman Catholic schoolchild, transubstantiation was the dogma that ignited my awareness of how mystical that theology was. Considering how..." more...
on whyever, gerwitz said:
"Zounds! I can't believe I neglected the OED when searching for whyever. I've become far too dependant on the readily-accessible and online." more...
on whyever, gerwitz said:
"I don't care that no dictionary appears to include whyever. If wherever, whoever, and whatever are legitimate, then I'm using whyever." more...
on transubstantiation, gerwitz said:
"This concept is largely responsible for my naturalist philosophy." more...
on often, gerwitz said:
"I have witnessed the reintroduction of the hard t in often among the educated during my lifetime. Perhaps merely because I am a curmudgeon, this..." more...
on sente, gerwitz said:
Learning to Go
"Do try out the introduction at Yahoo Games, and the wealth of information at Sensei's Library. Then try a few..." more...
on the list mountainous words, gerwitz said:
"zenith?" more...
on patina, gerwitz said:
"an important element of wabi-sabi" more...
on sente, gerwitz said:
"Currency? Bah. Sente is a a Japanese term from the game of Go for "initiative" or "control". The player with sente is the one choosing freely..." more...
on telekinesis, gerwitz said:
"Is there a verb that means "exercising telekinesis"?" more...
on atrophy, gerwitz said:
"I like atrophy salad." more...
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