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earthlings, spices, and selfies

oh my!

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Myq Kaplan
Aug 23, 2021
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dear word-readers!

glad you are here!
here are some words on words.
onwards!

1) on cartoon classification:

Bugs BUNNY. Daffy DUCK. Porky PIG. Elmer "Fudd"?
it should be Elmer HUMAN.
or at least Elmer the Earthling1, like Marvin the Martian.


2) on linguistic edification:

just found out
that nutmeg
is short for
nutmargaret.
2

3) on vocabulary migration:

a selfie w…

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