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It's just a word, but....  [message #20207] Sat, 20 March 2004 01:08 Go to next message
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.....in the little dictionary I have the word "republican" is located between "reptile" and "repugnant"......just thought I would throw that in. ::-)



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icon7.gif *giggle*Silly boy!(Dictionaries can be funny that way,haha!)  [message #20217 is a reply to message #20207] Sat, 20 March 2004 14:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV
icon6.gif Oh, by the way... How did you discover this little gem? LOL!  [message #20218 is a reply to message #20207] Sat, 20 March 2004 14:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV
Re: Oh, by the way... How did you discover this little gem? LOL!  [message #20227 is a reply to message #20218] Sat, 20 March 2004 21:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I had heard someone on the radio state that democracy meant "mob rule". I looked up that word and, just to be thorough, also looked up republic.

For the record.....demos, the greek root of democracy means (at least in my book) "of the mob" and democratic can mean "of or relating to the common people".

Democrat can be found between demobilize and demolish. Razz



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Almost forgot...the 3rd entry under marry is.....  [message #20228 is a reply to message #20227] Sat, 20 March 2004 21:18 Go to previous message
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"to enter into a close union". no mention of gender at all. And this from a 30 year old dictionary.



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