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#187033 - 09/30/09 09:17 AM Words derived from hand and feet
kah454 stranger Registered: 09/22/09 Posts: 19 Loc: Long Island, NY USA	There must be a class that all politicians must take called Prestidigitation 101. W must have a Master's in this for the way he convinced Congress there were WMD's in Iraq.
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#187036 - 09/30/09 12:33 PM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: kah454]
LukeJavan8 old hand Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 830 Loc: Land of Flat River	And the taxpayers pay for the course.
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#187038 - 09/30/09 02:49 PM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: kah454]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Cheer up from the hidden message in today's word:"legerdemain". As in our language we have the habit of making as many compound words as we can, such as "langetermijnplanning" = "long term planning", I read today's word as a compound of "leger" (light, easy) and "demain" (tomorrow). So, things will be easier tomorrow. (with or without politicians)
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#187039 - 09/30/09 02:57 PM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: BranShea]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2270 Loc: R'lyeh	"langetermijnplanning" = "long term planning" We have compounds like this, too, except we insert spaces to make them easier to read. [Inserted a space that needs insertion.] Edited by zmjezhd (10/01/09 09:46 PM)
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#187043 - 10/01/09 02:49 AM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: zmjezhd]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	. True. That's why English is easier to learn. Though I like the confusion and dubble meanings those compounds often give. Edit: makethem? A new compound ? Or an Egyptian word? Edited by BranShea (10/01/09 05:56 PM)
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#187049 - 10/01/09 06:01 PM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: BranShea]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9400 Loc: this too shall pass	>makethem? A new compound ? Or an Egyptian word? or an ironic typo?
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#187055 - 10/02/09 07:21 AM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: tsuwm]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12381	I thought he'd done it on purpose.
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#187056 - 10/02/09 07:41 AM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: Faldage]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6596 Loc: Vermont	one never knows!
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#187057 - 10/02/09 08:24 AM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9400 Loc: this too shall pass	ironically, typos ain't always accidental.
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#187059 - 10/02/09 08:49 AM Re: Words derived from hand and feet [Re: tsuwm]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2270 Loc: R'lyeh	typos ain't always accidental Sorry to say that one was, and I have since corrected it, although it leaves its trace to remind me ofitself.
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