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But it reminded me of conversations about bespoke perfume that burbled across the perfume blogs this year, and the thread of chocoholism, erm, chocomania, erm,discerning chocolate mavenry that seems to connect many perfume fans.
Archive 2008-12-01 ScentScelf 2008
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But it reminded me of conversations about bespoke perfume that burbled across the perfume blogs this year, and the thread of chocoholism, erm, chocomania, erm,discerning chocolate mavenry that seems to connect many perfume fans.
Well Tempered & Bespoke: Chocolate ScentScelf 2008
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M mad make haste making the light mangy masterly inactivity material fact disputes mature Americans mature market mavenry mavinim
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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M mad make haste making the light mangy masterly inactivity material fact disputes mature Americans mature market mavenry mavinim
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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M mad make haste making the light mangy masterly inactivity material fact disputes mature Americans mature market mavenry mavinim
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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M mad make haste making the light mangy masterly inactivity material fact disputes mature Americans mature market mavenry mavinim
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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People commit many errors in grammar and fall into many infelicities in usage - but not as often as the mavenry* would have you think.
Blog updates 2009
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After citations come in from the Izaak Walton mavenry, we’ll reopen that can of worms.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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After citations come in from the Izaak Walton mavenry, we’ll reopen that can of worms.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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After citations come in from the Izaak Walton mavenry, we’ll reopen that can of worms.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
rolig commented on the word mavenry
"People commit many errors in grammar and fall into many infelicities in usage — but not as often as the mavenry* would have you think. * Language mavens, self-appointed authorities and kibitzers whose ranks include schoolteachers, editors, columnists, bloggers and quacks of many varieties."
– John E. McIntyre, "The Origins of Error," You Don't Say (6 Jan. 2009)
January 7, 2009
sionnach commented on the word mavenry
Oh nooo..... I've fallen into an infelicity and I can't get up.
January 7, 2009