# Keep a Word, Delete a Word **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 1091
**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:** [March 2, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21807 "2019-03-02T00:32:15Z")
dog house ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21808 "2019-03-02T01:05:26Z")
dog bone ---
**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:** [March 2, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21809 "2019-03-02T02:32:45Z")
Bone China in case you’ve never heard of it: [Bone china - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_china) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21810 "2019-03-02T12:55:49Z")
bone spur ---
**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:** [March 2, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21811 "2019-03-02T16:57:59Z")
marrow bone (or bone marrow) ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21812 "2019-03-02T17:04:11Z")
Bone Collector ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21813 "2019-03-02T19:19:46Z")
tax collector ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21814 "2019-03-02T20:11:02Z")
tax deadline ---
**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:** [March 2, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21815 "2019-03-02T23:16:55Z")
income tax ---
**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:** [March 3, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21816 "2019-03-03T00:44:30Z")
basic income ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21817 "2019-03-03T01:16:22Z")
basic language ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21818 "2019-03-03T02:56:18Z")
language isolate ---
**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:** [March 3, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21819 "2019-03-03T04:20:59Z")
foreign language ---
**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:** [March 3, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21820 "2019-03-03T15:11:22Z")
foreign policy ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21821 "2019-03-03T15:20:42Z")
policy wonk ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21822 "2019-03-03T17:40:59Z")
policy making ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21823 "2019-03-03T19:22:31Z")
making money ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21824 "2019-03-04T03:45:25Z")
money exchange ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21825 "2019-03-04T04:20:38Z")
Power Exchange ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21826 "2019-03-04T10:00:32Z")
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