
Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin' Salty in The O
Slate Debates
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The Lexa Conundrum, Mike
i noted that the miriam webster's usage dictionary identifies two major categories of between you and i. A couple of people suggested naming it after jack sprat, because the rhyme is betwixt the two of them, they licked the platter clean. But i don't really know how to turn sprat into an adjective. Somebody suggested sprattle. That was nil's aspengrin. Another listener suggested spratly. I don't really like either one of those.
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