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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #122475 - 02/19/04 06:36 PM Re: trepidacious Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 trepid is a far better choice in many ways. Yeahbut®, it just doesn't seem to have the oomph it needs. It just lies there with no guts, no condemnation of its referent. Trepida(t/c)ious has a quiver to it that supports its connotation. Top #122476 - 02/19/04 06:42 PM Re: pupil wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear Fiberbabe: , Greek trapein to press grapes. I remember reading that they had barefoot virgins trample the grapes. I wonder how they maintained the supply of qualified tramplers. And foot hygiene of same. Top #122477 - 02/20/04 09:02 AM Re: pupil Fiberbabe old hand Registered: 01/12/01 Posts: 771 Loc: Portland, Oregon Is the foot hygeine the context for morphing to fear? Eek. On a barely related note, I've always thought the Dodge Intrepid should be a big guzzly SUV instead of a passenger sedan. How fearless can a sedan really be? Top #122478 - 02/24/04 06:38 PM Re: pupil Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada "How fearless can a sedan really be?" OOh, yes. Or a James Bond type sports car .........................seat! - with an ejector 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 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 Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209726 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 (zmjezhd), 38 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 83 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 50 endymion6 42 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 29 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 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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