Take Our Word For It Issue 201
Melanie and Mike
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**Greetings**
Hey, we made it back in just a fortnight! What's wrong (right) with
this picture?
**This Week's Issue**
NOTE: The links in this newsletter are good until the next issue is
published.
In Spotlight we visit the great outdoors
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page1.html
In Words to the Wise we bring you the following words:
individual
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page2.html#individual
The surnames of the members of the band The Who (!)
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page2.html#who
blog
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page2.html#blog
mercaptan
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page2.html#mercaptan
In Curmudgeons' Corner TOWFI staffer Malcolm Tent is teed off
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page3.html
In Sez You... we hear about Kurt Weill; purposefully/purposely;
Konfident Kids; spiffy; noun-verbs; brass monkey; and wet/whet your
whistle
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page4.html
In Laughing Stock we bring you the winning words from a pretty old
contest
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page5.html
**Newsletter-Only Etymology (NOE)**
Writing bi-weekly TOWFI issues and a blog is quite enough for us at the
moment. Give us a few more weeks to get accustomed to this before we
try to give you more etymology (NOEs) between issues. Thank you for
your patience (Whew!).
**Laughing Stock**
Please send us material for Laughing Stock. This week's winner, Joan
Witherspoon, will receive a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
Thanks, Susan!
**Curmudgeons' Corner**
Send us your complaints and you may be the next Guestmudgeon. Dear
readers, you have been pretty quiet on the complaint front. Get to
griping!
**Blog**
Don't forget our blog at http://www.takeourword.com/blog1. We pop on a
few times a week and discuss this etymology or that usage. Let us know
your thoughts. You can also comment on the current or past issues.
**T-shirt Store**
Don't forget to help us stamp out netymology! One reader suggested
buying the book bag and wearing it as lederhosen!
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**Book Store**
Something else not to forget: check the book store at
http://www.takeourword.com/bookStore.html . A new book review is on
the way.
Until next time,
Take Our Word For It!
Melanie and Mike
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