# 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:** ![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:** [March 12, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14284 "2017-03-12T20:29:41Z")

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Herbert Hoover

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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:** [March 12, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14285 "2017-03-12T21:04:51Z")

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Herbert von Karajan

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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:** [March 12, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14286 "2017-03-12T21:44:24Z")

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von Karajan conducting

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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:** [March 12, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14287 "2017-03-12T22:09:48Z")

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thermal conducting

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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:** [March 12, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14288 "2017-03-12T22:30:02Z")

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thermal underwear

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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:** [March 12, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14289 "2017-03-12T23:42:26Z")

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black underwear

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14290 "2017-03-13T01:34:27Z")

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black ops

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14291 "2017-03-13T02:08:36Z")

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Lewis Black

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14292 "2017-03-13T02:16:36Z")

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Lewis structure

> **[Lewis structure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_structure)**
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> Lewis structures, also known as Lewis dot formulas, Lewis dot structures, electron dot structures, or Lewis electron dot structures (LEDS), are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, as well as the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds. The Lewis structure was named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecu Lewis st...

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14293 "2017-03-13T02:28:34Z")

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lesson structure

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14294 "2017-03-13T02:30:34Z")

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Object lesson

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14295 "2017-03-13T02:32:27Z")

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lesson plan

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14296 "2017-03-13T04:02:56Z")

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Marshall Plan

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14297 "2017-03-13T04:15:02Z")

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John Marshall

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14298 "2017-03-13T04:55:09Z")

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Marshall McLuhan

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14299 "2017-03-13T15:07:09Z")

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Marshall University

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14300 "2017-03-13T15:08:55Z")

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University quad

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14301 "2017-03-13T15:38:38Z")

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quad muscles

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14302 "2017-03-13T16:41:08Z")

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college quad

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/14303 "2017-03-13T16:53:08Z")

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college library

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