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again, from W3:
Main Entry: col·lu·vi·um Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural collu·via \-v\; or colluvi·ums \-mz\ Etymology: Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin colluvies : a heterogeneous mass of rock detritus or soil material emplaced primarily by gravitational processes on or at the foot of slopes; also : alluvium emplaced at the foot of slopes by creek and slope wash
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Me, monsieur! Not only I know and own a caliper, but used it yesterday to measure the size of a small cylinder.
A word about presente: it is the standard way, in the Italian schools, to answer when the teacher calls the roll. Is it the same in English?
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Mostly we hear, "Here," but the occasional "Present" comes through. We have two people on the Tompkins County Board of Representatives who respond to the roll call with "Present." I've always associated it with the response of the class clown. I've long had the urge to respond, "Adsent." No, that's not a typo.
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Dear emanuela: I don't remember teacher calling the roll. She had a plan of the seats, which were labelled, so could tell who was absent by seeing which seats were vacant. With other roll calls, as in Army, the reply was "Here".
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