# 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:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10524 "2016-09-18T20:49:43Z")

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Chuck Connors

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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:** [September 18, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10525 "2016-09-18T22:00:35Z")

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Connor Downs

> **[Connor Downs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Downs)**
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> Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}50°12′14″N 5°22′27″W﻿ / ﻿50.2039°N 5.3741°W﻿ / 50.2039; -5.3741
> Connor Downs (Cornish: Goongoner) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian. It is situated approximately two ...

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10526 "2016-09-19T04:34:20Z")

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Downs Syndrome

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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:** [September 19, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10527 "2016-09-19T10:40:21Z")

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Stockholm syndrome

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10528 "2016-09-20T01:27:34Z")

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China syndrome

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10529 "2016-09-20T02:00:44Z")

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Red China

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10530 "2016-09-20T03:22:35Z")

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Red Square

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10531 "2016-09-20T03:27:22Z")

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square one

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10532 "2016-09-20T03:46:17Z")

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One Direction

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10533 "2016-09-20T03:46:38Z")

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wrong direction

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**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:** [September 20, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10534 "2016-09-20T11:09:11Z")

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never wrong

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10535 "2016-09-20T11:12:34Z")

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never forget

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10536 "2016-09-20T11:16:22Z")

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Forget Paris

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10537 "2016-09-20T12:13:39Z")

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Paris Hilton

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10538 "2016-09-20T16:59:47Z")

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Hilton hotels

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10539 "2016-09-20T17:01:59Z")

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Monopoly hotels

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10540 "2016-09-20T17:07:28Z")

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Government monopoly

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10541 "2016-09-20T17:48:49Z")

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Monopoly board

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10542 "2016-09-20T18:16:43Z")

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surf board

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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:** [September 20, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10543 "2016-09-20T18:41:44Z")

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chess board

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