Archive for the 'May 2010'

May 2010 Issue

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Snoot Full

Tee many martoonies. Dear Word Detective: ...
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Untoward

Get that thing away from me. Dear Word...
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Pallbearer

Gloom and doom r us. Dear Word Detective: My...
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Barnstorming

You’d be amazed, by the way, how much more...
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