# 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:** 12
**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 13, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/221 "2015-05-13T12:59:29Z")
half pint ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/222 "2015-05-13T13:53:03Z")
pint glass ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/223 "2015-05-13T14:34:50Z")
_Shattered Glass_ > **[Shattered Glass (2003) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323944/?ref_=nv_sr_2)** > > Shattered Glass: Directed by Billy Ray. With Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson. The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication... ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/224 "2015-05-13T14:36:23Z")
shattered dreams ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/225 "2015-05-13T14:56:47Z")
shattered backboard ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/226 "2015-05-14T13:40:13Z")
shattering consequences ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/227 "2015-05-14T15:46:23Z")
unintended consequences ---
**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 14, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/228 "2015-05-14T16:05:15Z")
unintended use ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/229 "2015-05-14T16:46:57Z")
fair use ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/230 "2015-05-14T16:46:59Z")
use tax ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/231 "2015-05-14T20:48:09Z")
sales tax ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/232 "2015-05-14T21:08:16Z")
tax evasion ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/233 "2015-05-15T14:56:02Z")
draft evasion ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/234 "2015-05-15T15:21:07Z")
down draft ---
**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:** [May 15, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/235 "2015-05-15T18:33:31Z")
down pillow ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/236 "2015-05-15T18:36:11Z")
pillow talk ---
**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 15, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/237 "2015-05-15T18:58:42Z")
loose talk ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/238 "2015-05-15T19:13:50Z")
Cut loose ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/239 "2015-05-15T19:27:30Z")
cut rate ---
**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 15, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/240 "2015-05-15T19:34:28Z")
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