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Immediately preceded by these…
man of means | man of money | man of substance | man of ways and means
man of wealth and importance | man of wealth of means | man of wealth and taste
man with the money | ninja | rich man
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according to | According to your crap or my gold? | 24 Apr 2012
active voice | Active language is active thinking | 29 Sep 2010
actor | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
add oil | ‘Add oil’ is lingo spillage | 04 Sep 2010
adequate | A fireside musing on ‘adequate’ | 20 Aug 2013 NEW
alga, algae, algal | How do you mispronounce them? | 08 March 2012
as it were | Phraseology: ‘as it were’ vs. ‘so to speak’ | 17 Aug 2011
B
backdrop | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
bloodyminded | Bloody ’ell, wotcha bleedin’ attitude | 19 March 2012
bureau de change | It isn’t ‘moneychanger,’ Monsieur Retard | 28 Oct 2011
C
cantankerous | How curmudgeonly are you? | 26 Nov 2011
Chinese in English | The Economist: ‘Why so little Chinese in English?’ | 06 June 2013
circular reasoning | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
comparative analysis | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
complete | Complete vs. finished | 02 June 2011
conceptual phase, in its | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
concrete | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
context | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
contextual | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
contractions | Usage: Contractions | 16 Sep 2010
creators and joiners | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
criminal | Know your words: Criminal | 15 Aug 2011
critical-practical perspectives | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
crucial | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
cultural consciousness | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
cultural sociology | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
curmudgeon | How curmudgeonly are you? | 26 Nov 2011
currency exchange | It isn’t ‘moneychanger,’ Monsieur Retard | 28 Oct 2011
curate | See articles:—
- How not to describe your job | 16 Jan 2011
- The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
curator | Cured ham curated here | 23 June 2013
D
decisive | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
dehumanisation | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
depth interviews | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
different from, than, to | lHow different? Or how deaf are you? (1/4) | 26 April 2012
discourse | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
do, doing | Differences: doing vs. to do | 24 Nov 2010
draw(s) on | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
E
empirical | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
empirical examples [that] discuss | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
examining | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
exchange bureau, ~ house | It isn’t ‘moneychanger,’ Monsieur Retard | 28 Oct 2011
explained [in rational terms] | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
F
finished | Complete vs. finished | 02 June 2011
foster | See articles:—
- If you’re helping, don’t foster at the same time | 01 March 2011
- The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
fungus, fungal, fungi, fungic, fungous | How do you mispronounce them? | 08 March 2012
furlough | When you’re furloughed, are you on holiday? | 18 March 2012
G
garner | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
gender; gender-sensitive | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
globalisation | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
grammar | Grammar deconstructed according to grammarkillaz | 21 Oct 2010
H
hollow statements | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
hegemony | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
I
illegal | Know your words: Illegal | 10 Aug 2011
illegitimate | Know your words: Illegitimate | 11 Aug 2011
illicit | Know your words: Illicit | 12 Aug 2011
immoral | Know your words: Immoral | 13 Aug 2011
innovative | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
interdisciplinary | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
intersection, intersectionality | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
J
judgmental | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
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L
learning, difficulty of | Deep end: the difficulty of learning languages | 26 Oct 2012
learning, habits of | Ten horrible habits about learning | 12 Nov 2012
lingua franca | English vs. Chinese as lingua franca | 08 May 2011
linguist | Nothing but a quimming linguist | 03 July 2013
literature | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
loath (adj, unwilling) | When you hate something, say it | 31 May 2011
loathe (vt, to hate) | When you hate something, say it | 31 May 2011
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mainstream | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
man ~ — see these entries:
~ of means | Mr Moneybags, here are the men you’re looking for | 10 Apr 2013
~ of money | Ibid.
~ of substance | Ibid.
~ of ways and means | Ibid.
~ of wealth and importance | Ibid.
~ of wealth and means | Ibid.
~ of wealth and taste | Ibid.
~ with the money | Ibid.
meaningful | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
mélange | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
mistakes | Making mistakes is normal | 18 Sep 2010
money exchange | It isn’t ‘moneychanger,’ Monsieur Retard | 28 Oct 2011
moneychanger | It isn’t ‘moneychanger,’ Monsieur Retard | 28 Oct 2011
multinational — see TRANSNATIONAL
N
narrative | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
native fluency — See NATIVE FLUENCY entry in the Glossary and these discussion articles:—
- Native fluency, or just naive fluency | 18 Aug 2011
- Native fluency: A natively native response | 21 Oct 2011
- Native fluency: Racially inspired response | 22 Oct 2011
ninja | ‘Ninja’ really is invisible ninja | 12 June 2013
O
obfuscation | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
objective | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
officespeak | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
origins of English language | Our bloody English language | 17 Sep 2010
outreach | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
P
paraprosdoskian | Paraprosdoskian | 30 July 2011
passive voice | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
perceived | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
prevalent | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
portals | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
potentially innovative — see INNOVATIVE
poverty | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
preposition (n) | Prepositioning for failure | 19 Nov 2012
preposition (vt) | Prepositioning for failure | 19 Nov 2012
project | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
pronunciation | Pronunciation is as much good English as good grammar | 09 Sep 2010
Q
quim — see LINGUIST
R
refer | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
remain | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
rhetorical questions | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
rich man | Mr Moneybags, here are the men you’re looking for | 10 Apr 2013
rising damp | ‘Rising damp’ | 08 May 2012
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis | Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis a.k.a. B[W]anker’s Syndrome | 08 Sep 2010
scholarism see SCHOLASTICISM
scholasticism | ‘Scholarism’: Is it edible? | 01 Sept 2012
search for meaning | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
so to speak | Phraseology: ‘as it were’ vs. ‘so to speak’ | 17 Aug 2011
socialism | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
subjective | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
storytelling | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
sustainable | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
T
tenses | Picking tenses | 02 Sep 2010
that | Which hunt is that? | 29 Oct 2011
theoretical | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
transnational | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
they, them | The Rube Goldberg machine of language | 26 Oct 2010
U
underclass | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
unexplored | The Great Sociology Charbroiled Words List | 19 Oct 2011
unlawful | Know your words: Unlawful | 09 Aug 2011
unlicensed | Know your words: Unlicensed | 14 Aug 2011
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W
which | Which hunt is that? | 29 Oct 2011
X
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Y
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Z
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