# 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:** 668

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13344 "2017-01-31T00:42:12Z")

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full monty

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13345 "2017-01-31T01:38:59Z")

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full house

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**Author:** ![Brooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Brooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brooky)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13346 "2017-01-31T02:13:33Z")

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House Mouse

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**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:** [January 31, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13347 "2017-01-31T03:23:31Z")

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house call

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13348 "2017-01-31T03:28:24Z")

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call forward

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**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13349 "2017-01-31T04:12:38Z")

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forward slash

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13350 "2017-01-31T04:17:38Z")

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slash regulations

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13351 "2017-01-31T07:51:35Z")

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slash fiction

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13352 "2017-01-31T12:29:21Z")

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teen fiction

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13353 "2017-01-31T14:02:37Z")

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teen angel

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13354 "2017-01-31T16:30:23Z")

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angel dust

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13355 "2017-01-31T18:34:07Z")

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gold dust

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13356 "2017-01-31T19:00:10Z")

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gold medal

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13357 "2017-01-31T19:32:42Z")

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Olympic medal

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13358 "2017-01-31T20:13:46Z")

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Winter Olympics

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13359 "2017-01-31T20:43:01Z")

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winter doldrums

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13360 "2017-01-31T22:19:32Z")

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Winter Wonderland

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13361 "2017-01-31T23:49:42Z")

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Wonderland station

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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:** [February 1, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13362 "2017-02-01T01:22:04Z")

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Pennsylvania Station

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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:** [February 1, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/13363 "2017-02-01T01:22:37Z")

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Pennsylvania Dutch

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