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Oh.... the "L" with it.

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We got some good definitions here. I'll go with H

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Hmm...pretty good dictionary you got going there, Hogmaster. Such an array of divergent definitions is rarely seen.
May I please note that only two definitions among those listed above converge in a commonality of meaning, namely, J and D. Often this "coincidence" indicates a shared secret knowledge known only to a select few, and in this case, only two.

Maybeso, but for this rub in the tub I'm rubbing with Musick and I too will choose L as I am often at the periphery of polite debates.

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We'll take I , and if you want to know why, just ascus.

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I actually read this word in Jon E. Lewis' text "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome"




Disregarding, of course, the fact that it's flange, not phlange.


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..not to mention that the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...

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Rrheally?

I'd rather wade, thanks.


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the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...

The Ancient Romans used lots of Greek words, in order to sound hoity toity rather than hoi poloi.

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the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...

The Ancient Romans used lots of Greek words, in order to sound hoity toity rather than hoi poloi.




As sins of omission go, you just committed an l of a big one, Steve.

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In my very humble opinion , these niceties should be discussed *after all have voted, so as not to influence the results. [/roolz]

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Right you are, then. Wouldn't want to influence the results, now, would we?

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