# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [May 1, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013 "2015-05-01T15:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20567 "2018-10-03T14:22:36Z")

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Mark Twain

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20568 "2018-10-03T14:33:32Z")

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pencil mark

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20569 "2018-10-03T15:02:09Z")

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Mark Zuckerberg

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20570 "2018-10-03T15:13:57Z")

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Mark Clark

> **[Mark W. Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_W._Clark)**
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> Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II.
> During World War I, he was a company commander and served in France in 1918, as a 22-year-old captain, where he was seriously wounded by shrapnel. After the war, the future US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, noticed Clark's abilities. During World War II, he...

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20571 "2018-10-03T17:00:48Z")

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Clark Kent

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20572 "2018-10-03T20:27:01Z")

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Kent Allard

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20573 "2018-10-03T20:38:37Z")

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Kent Island

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20574 "2018-10-03T20:52:43Z")

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island hopping

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20575 "2018-10-03T20:54:41Z")

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hopping trains

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20576 "2018-10-03T20:57:05Z")

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model trains

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20577 "2018-10-03T21:24:09Z")

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model behavior

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20578 "2018-10-03T21:25:21Z")

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behavior problem

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20579 "2018-10-03T21:28:21Z")

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problem child

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20580 "2018-10-03T22:28:54Z")

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wild child

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20581 "2018-10-03T22:46:13Z")

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Wild West

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20582 "2018-10-04T11:06:30Z")

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Wild Turkey

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20583 "2018-10-04T11:22:31Z")

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Istanbul, Turkey

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20584 "2018-10-04T12:31:07Z")

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Not Constantinople?

in play: Istanbul Tours

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20585 "2018-10-04T13:06:11Z")

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bus tours

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/20586 "2018-10-04T14:07:13Z")

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party bus

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