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Perhaps he should have stuck to entymology which had been his passion as a youth and to which he had devoted every spare moment, catching exotic butterflies with a net, pinning the living cabbage butterfly caterpillars with large, sharp pins, killing stag beetles with ether, the long-drawn-out agony which he used to eagerly observe through a magnifying glass...
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Are you aware of the entymology of the word “decimated”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Statistics Get Distorted — An Example
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The entymology of 'pwned' is based on purpose mispelling.
Kyl: 'I Don't Need Maternity Care.' Stabenow: 'Your Mom Probably Did'
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Are you aware of the entymology of the word “decimated”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Statistics Get Distorted — An Example
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Now, a decade and a lustrum later, Keller's novella of entymology, penology, psychology, and mystery has been put between hardcovers for fresh judgement.
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Now, a decade and a lustrum later, Keller's novella of entymology, penology, psychology, and mystery has been put between hardcovers for fresh judgement.
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July 7, 2008 at 9:10 pm oh crap, issit entymology I ment to use?
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Forensic entymology helps, but is only accurate to within several hours.
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Forensic entymology helps, but is only accurate to within several hours.
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But the only point with the link was not in the entymology, which anyways was done by Berkley students who I was more surprised that they knew there was a Finland than anything else.
retromidi commented on the word entymology
This is a FALSE blended word - a mixture of entomology and etymology. They refer to the study of insects and words respectively.
March 26, 2009
erinmckean commented on the word entymology
Suggested meaning: "the study of words that bug you" (thanks, Hans Krimm!)
June 17, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word entymology
Ha!
June 17, 2011
Ephraim commented on the word entymology
Used in https://xkcd.com/1991/. Context doesn't clarify whether the author meant etymology or entomology.
May 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word entymology
Uncertainty is part of the joke
May 12, 2018