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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19

Words from the week of 1/18/2019

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Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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8 Words with Secret Meanings Only the Musician-Types Know

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Homophone Quiz

More/moor than/then two/too/to.

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