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Cutthroat verb-nouns

David-Antoine Williams writes:

What is the difference between a catch-all and a catch-phrase? Both are compounds formed as Verb+Noun, but in catch-all, the noun is the direct object of the verb, whereas in catch-phrase it is the subject. That is, a catch-all is something that catches all things, whereas a catch-phrase is not something that catches phrases – it is a phrase that catches something. Get it?

Recently there has been some discussion of catch-all type compounds, which Brianne Hughes has named “cutthroat compounds,” after one of the more suggestive of these. Apparently they’re rare, because they violate a general tendency for compounds in English to put the ‘head’ (e.g. phrase) on the right (‘right-headedness’). Compare F. ouvre-bouteille to E. bottle-opener (not open-bo

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
from wordnik import swagger, AccountApi, WordListApi


WORDNIK_USERNAME = TODO
WORDNIK_PASSWORD = TODO
WORDNIK_API_KEY = TODO

permalink = "gapeseeds-and-muckworms---compound-derogatives"

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# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

hostname        = 'myvagrant'
domain          = 'example.com'
ip              = '192.168.54.5'
#forwarded_port  = 8080
cpus            = 2
ram             = 2048

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
Today's challenge:
Convert the letters of your full name into numbers, add them together,
& determine the prime factorization of the sum

https://twitter.com/todayschallenge/status/638713672278351875
https://twitter.com/todayschallenge/status/639075809060356096
"""

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#ToughGuyRomComs
#ExplainThe90sIn4Words
#LetsHelpLiamChangeTheWorld
#AHSFinale
#NationalHugDay
#page3
Hope Solo
WhatsApp Web
#TheSun
#NTAs

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
Split a text into sentences shorter than 140 characters.

You'll need to first install TextBlob by running:
pip install -U textblob

Then stick your text into the text bit below and run this script:
python tweetables.py

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The Pilgrim's Cutthroats: potential cutthroat compounds found in the complete works of John Bunyan, including The Pilgrim's Progress

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6049

Clip-promise, "a notorious villain"
Mr. Dam-man, commissioner, trier, high Calvinist, immoral in conduct
Mr. Forget-good, "He could remember nothing but mischief, and to do it with delight."
Mr. Fri-babe, "free-babe"?, commissioner, trier, high Calvinist, immoral in conduct
Lord Hate-good, a judge
Mr. Hate-light, a juror

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#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
twitter_archiver.py written by Jehiah Czebotar 2010 <jehiah@gmail.com> http://jehiah.cz/

this uses the great 'python twitter tools' library by Mike Verdone
http://mike.verdone.ca/twitter/

usage:
   $ pip install twitter

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	def StartPoll():
		from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session

		#端末向けの公式アプリ系のCK/CSじゃないとダメ(デフォルトでTwitter for iPhone)
		CK = 'IQKbtAYlXLripLGPWd0HUA'
		CS = 'GgDYlkSvaPxGxC4X8liwpUoqKwwr3lCADbz8A7ADU'
		AT = ''
		AS = ''
		auth = OAuth1Session(CK, CS, AT, AS)