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There's not always a word for the thing you want to say.

althouse.blogspot.com » 2008 » July » 3rd » There's not always a word for the thing you want to say.

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But it's slightly maddening when you feel there's a word, and you just can't pull it out of your brain. A colleague of mine is looking for a word that expresses a phenomenon embodied in these 3 examples: 1. I go to the track and place a bet on a horse because its name is the same as my son's and the jockey is wearing #5, which is my son's hockey jersey number. 2. I can't decide what to order for … Continue Reading »

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