# 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\
**Page:** 1126

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**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:** [May 30, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22507 "2019-05-30T15:34:30Z")

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Hollywood Sign

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**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:** [May 30, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22508 "2019-05-30T15:55:01Z")

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plus sign

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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:** [May 30, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22509 "2019-05-30T19:02:46Z")

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sign painter

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**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:** [May 30, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22510 "2019-05-30T20:00:03Z")

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house painter

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22511 "2019-05-31T16:04:12Z")

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White House

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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:** [May 31, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22512 "2019-05-31T16:13:32Z")

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White Tree

> **[White Tree of Gondor](https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/White_Tree_of_Gondor)**
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> The White Tree of Gondor was the symbol of the realm of Gondor. While there were several trees referred to as the "White Tree," the best-known of these grew in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith. The White Tree was also the motif of Gondor's...

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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:** [May 31, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22513 "2019-05-31T16:30:44Z")

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treehouse

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22514 "2019-05-31T16:42:51Z")

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doll house

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22515 "2019-05-31T17:03:39Z")

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Red House

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22516 "2019-05-31T17:19:30Z")

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red herring

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22517 "2019-05-31T19:25:16Z")

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cherry red

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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:** [May 31, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22518 "2019-05-31T20:57:42Z")

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burst cherry

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**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:** [May 31, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22519 "2019-05-31T21:00:47Z")

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cloud burst

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22520 "2019-06-01T04:57:38Z")

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cloud storage

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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:** [June 1, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22521 "2019-06-01T10:04:56Z")

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self storage

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**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:** [June 1, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22522 "2019-06-01T12:19:01Z")

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self abuse

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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:** [June 1, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22523 "2019-06-01T13:19:10Z")

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child abuse

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**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:** [June 1, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22524 "2019-06-01T13:46:06Z")

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child care

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22525 "2019-06-01T17:29:12Z")

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care package

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**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:** [June 1, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/22526 "2019-06-01T18:12:46Z")

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