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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: carrot and stick #124603 03/08/2004 2:08 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I agree with belmarduk's explanation as well. This headline from the Jakarta Post shows the way I've always heared it used. A word of explanation: Indonesia is currently undergoing an epidemic of what may be a new strain of dengue fever .http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20040303.C04 The etymology of dengue from: http://www.bartleby.com/61/9/D0130900.html American Spanish, alteration (influenced by dengue, affectation) of Swahili -dinga. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted carrot and stick AnnaStrophic 03/05/2004 10:16 AM Re: carrot and stick dxb 03/05/2004 11:52 AM Re: carrot and stick Jackie 03/05/2004 12:42 PM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/05/2004 1:27 PM Re: carrot and stick AnnaStrophic 03/05/2004 1:39 PM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/05/2004 1:42 PM Re: carrot and stick belMarduk 03/05/2004 2:59 PM Re: carrot and stick Faldage 03/05/2004 3:13 PM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/05/2004 4:00 PM Re: more carats and less shtik jheem 03/05/2004 4:09 PM Re: carrot and stick boronia 03/06/2004 11:13 PM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/07/2004 4:12 PM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 12:39 AM kicking the habit grapho 03/08/2004 1:03 AM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 1:16 AM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/08/2004 1:23 AM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 1:35 AM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/08/2004 1:40 AM taking it in the end grapho 03/08/2004 1:53 AM Re: carrot and stick Bingley 03/08/2004 2:08 AM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 2:28 AM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/08/2004 2:46 AM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 3:05 AM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/08/2004 3:07 AM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 3:14 AM Re: carrot and stick Bingley 03/08/2004 4:16 AM Re: carrot and stick belMarduk 03/08/2004 5:53 PM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/08/2004 6:06 PM Re: carrot and stick of troy 03/08/2004 5:25 PM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/08/2004 5:51 PM the 3rd way grapho 03/08/2004 2:23 AM Re: carrot and stick inselpeter 03/05/2004 5:43 PM Re: carrot and stick wwh 03/05/2004 5:57 PM Re: carrot and stick grapho 03/05/2004 7:04 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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