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Stool and Faeces as words for manuals
In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces.
I've never understood the difference except when as a young medical student one professor used to talk about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.
I've never understood the difference except when as a young medical student one professor used to talk about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.
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[nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces. I've never understood ... about straining to stool.
- [nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces.
- I've never understood ...
- about straining to stool.
- [/nq] The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, another topic civilized people don't discuss at the dinner table, may be happy to exchange views with you on the topic of faeces.
- I doubt you'll find many other takers.
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[nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces. I've never understood ... about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, another topic civilized people don't discuss at the dinner table,
The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, another topic civilized people don't discuss at the dinner table,
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[nq:1]I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
"poppycock" comes from the Dutch for soft ****. They probably have a word for hard ****, but I don't know it is.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-pop1.htm
"poppycock" comes from the Dutch for soft ****. They probably have a word for hard ****, but I don't know it is.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-pop1.htm
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Zephir Woodwood hayshed:
[nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces. I've never understood ... about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
"Stool" is technically a euphemism, and I'd oppose it on those grounds. Medical euphemisms only serv
[nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces. I've never understood ... about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
"Stool" is technically a euphemism, and I'd oppose it on those grounds. Medical euphemisms only serv
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[nq:2]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside ... as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
[nq:1]The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, another topic civilized people don't discuss at the dinner table, may be happy to exchange views with you on the topic of faeces. I doubt you'll find many other takers.[/nq]
Bush II may
[nq:1]The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, another topic civilized people don't discuss at the dinner table, may be happy to exchange views with you on the topic of faeces. I doubt you'll find many other takers.[/nq]
Bush II may
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[nq:1]I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual"[/nq]
Place the manual in the lab and tell everyone what it's for. Not what it is*, but what it is *for. Do not write anything on it.
After six weeks, find out what everyone is calling it. Write that on the cover and spine.
Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place Did he update
Place the manual in the lab and tell everyone what it's for. Not what it is*, but what it is *for. Do not write anything on it.
After six weeks, find out what everyone is calling it. Write that on the cover and spine.
Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place Did he update
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[nq:1]Zephir Woodwood hayshed:[/nq]
[nq:2]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside ... as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Stool" is technically a euphemism, and I'd oppose it on those grounds. Medical euphemisms only serve to confuse the patients.[/nq]
There was a monarch in Ghana who, according to British anthropologists, was n
[nq:2]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside ... as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Stool" is technically a euphemism, and I'd oppose it on those grounds. Medical euphemisms only serve to confuse the patients.[/nq]
There was a monarch in Ghana who, according to British anthropologists, was n
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[nq:2]I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual"[/nq]
[nq:1]Place the manual in the lab and tell everyone what it's for. Not what it is*, but what it is *for. Do not write anything on it. After six weeks, find out what everyone is calling it. Write that on the cover and spine.[/nq]
What if they're calling it "toilet paper"?
Regards,
Mark Barratt
[nq:1]Place the manual in the lab and tell everyone what it's for. Not what it is*, but what it is *for. Do not write anything on it. After six weeks, find out what everyone is calling it. Write that on the cover and spine.[/nq]
What if they're calling it "toilet paper"?
Regards,
Mark Barratt
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[nq:2]I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
[nq:1]"poppycock" comes from the Dutch for soft ****. They probably have a word for hard ****, but I don't know it is. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-pop1.htm[/nq]
Dear Mr Quinion is mistaken is this. 'Poppycock' does indeed comes from Dut
[nq:1]"poppycock" comes from the Dutch for soft ****. They probably have a word for hard ****, but I don't know it is. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-pop1.htm[/nq]
Dear Mr Quinion is mistaken is this. 'Poppycock' does indeed comes from Dut
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[nq:1]In our laboratory we usually refer to "stool" while outside the laboratory people generally speak of faeces. I've never understood ... about straining to stool. I prefer having a "stool manual" as opposed to a "faeces manual" I'd appreciate your thoughts.[/nq]
The only important thing is that your readers understand precisely what you mean. If you are writing a manual on this subject, yo
The only important thing is that your readers understand precisely what you mean. If you are writing a manual on this subject, yo
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[nq:2]The person here who wrote about breast feeding quite recently, ... topic of faeces. I doubt you'll find many other takers.[/nq]
[nq:1]Bush II may talk about it with him. He used the word several times in a recent speech about abortion, instead of the more usual term, fetus.[/nq]
Sorry, but that's a hoax. Snopes, which runs the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a reasonably reliable s
[nq:1]Bush II may talk about it with him. He used the word several times in a recent speech about abortion, instead of the more usual term, fetus.[/nq]
Sorry, but that's a hoax. Snopes, which runs the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a reasonably reliable s
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