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  1. @GrantBarrett What do ya know about "Hot Minute"? I heard it used today to mean "a while/few minutes" but my searches say it's "a long time" 2:51 PM Nov 19th from web
  2. RT @linglounge: Something interesting. 3:31 PM Nov 18th from Seesmic
  3. The prolegomenon tells of the serein that besprent the countryside, somehow causing fetor. #lookitup 8:03 PM Nov 17th from Seesmic
  4. You know you have a pet peeve if... http://is.gd/4WDic ... you make a website for it. 3:12 PM Nov 16th from Seesmic
  5. @sidneykochman Scrabble's high on the list too. Not sure about Connect Four. Haven't played in decade. 10:23 PM Nov 15th from Seesmic in reply to sidneykochman
  6. @sidneykochman It's one of my favorite board games. 10:19 PM Nov 15th from Seesmic in reply to sidneykochman
  7. @Teighlorre Or -phobes. I was using a silly suffix. 10:14 PM Nov 15th from Seesmic in reply to Teighlorre
  8. @sidneykochman Yes, but I was being silly with my suffix. 10:14 PM Nov 15th from Seesmic in reply to sidneykochman
  9. I must expiate for my mendacious dixit; it caused you unnecessary dudgeon. #lookitup 8:05 AM Nov 14th from web
  10. The house is quiescent. I shall quash the quiet and create heavy bouleversement without abeyance. #lookitup 1:02 AM Nov 14th from Seesmic
  11. @linglounge I heart nerb too! 12:53 AM Nov 14th from Seesmic in reply to linglounge
  12. Hey paraskevidekatriophobians, did you survive yesterday without too much trouble? 12:50 AM Nov 14th from Seesmic
  13. Alpha, Bravo, Chthononosology? http://is.gd/4UpYe 11:33 AM Nov 13th from Seesmic
  14. I passed the 300 followers mark today! Thanks all for following my adventures through the recondite parts of English. :-) 1:15 AM Nov 12th from Seesmic
  15. So now that I have Google Wave (thanks, @talkwordy) I need people to talk to. Do any other word-nerds use Wave? 11:53 PM Nov 9th from Seesmic in reply to talkwordy
  16. She proceeded to dismbogue such harsh vituperation that we had to forcefully billet her elsewhere to restore the mansuetude. #lookitup 1:15 PM Nov 9th from Seesmic
  17. @talkwordy Do you still have any Wave invites? 7:15 PM Nov 8th from Seesmic in reply to talkwordy
  18. Nuked and Naked have only one letter difference. Exciting? I think so. 7:15 PM Nov 8th from Seesmic
  19. RT @GrammarGirl: You can still win a copy of "The Grammar Devotional" by tweeting. Details are here: http://tinyurl.com/yz3r4sj. 7:10 PM Nov 8th from Seesmic
  20. RT @gedaly MacHeist is giving away some particularly fun and useful apps: http://www.macheist.com 5:07 PM Nov 6th from Seesmic
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