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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #116278 - 11/21/03 01:54 PM Re: rapprochement Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 Why is it we "stand" corrected? The definition of stand covers quite a bit of real estate. 8a is the one to take particular note of, but compare with some of its neighbors: http://www.bartleby.com/61/16/S0701600.html Top #116279 - 11/21/03 04:53 PM Re: rapprochement grapho addict Registered: 11/09/03 Posts: 619 Loc: Carpal Tunnel Country 8a. To be in a specified state or condition: I stand corrected. Personally, I can't stand being corrected ... but I guess it's better to take it standing up than lying down. Top #116280 - 11/21/03 05:31 PM Re: rapprochement wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 It used to be that when corrected, you had to go way back and sit down. Top #116281 - 11/24/03 06:37 PM Re: rapprochement Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada or stand (corrected) in the corner Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209751 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (tsuwm), 34 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 87 jenny jenny 66 wofahulicodoc 53 endymion6 45 Rhubarb Commando 35 BranShea 35 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 zmjezhd 16 Jackie 16 Faldage 14 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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