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#199628 - 05/04/11 07:12 PM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: Candy]
obihave newbie Registered: 03/25/11 Posts: 39 Loc: Oregon	Originally Posted By: Candy They are spelt differently LOL! And dependable is worth more points in Scrabble. Seriously, I think they have exactly the same meaning. _________________________ I like to say things a little differently The Saga Retold in Limericks
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#199629 - 05/04/11 10:11 PM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: obihave]
olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 932 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	Seems one may have been reliant on the other. depend early 15c., "to be attached to as a condition or cause," a figurative use, from M.Fr. dependre , lit. "to hang from, hang down," from L. dependere , from de- "from, down" + pendere "to hang, be suspended" (see pendant). rely early 14c., "to gather, assemble," from O.Fr. relier "fasten, attach, rally, oblige," from L. religare "fasten, bind fast," from re- , intensive prefix, + ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Sense of "depend, trust" is from 1570s, perhaps via notion of "rally to, fall back on."
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#199636 - 05/04/11 11:54 PM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: obihave]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Originally Posted By: obihave Originally Posted By: Candy ..... LOL! Thanks OB Its good know someone appreciates me jokes
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#199644 - 05/05/11 02:54 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: Candy]
Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 690 Loc: Alaska	I would have laughed, but I was gone for a…spell.
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#199653 - 05/05/11 11:06 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: Tromboniator]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5287 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	But you are back now. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#199764 - 05/11/11 03:41 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: tcolling]
JonRichfield stranger Registered: 05/11/11 Posts: 8 Loc: South Africa	Hmmmm... I am new here; I thought I had answered, but if so my immortal response is now in bit heaven. It being immortal however, here it is again, if not very reliably. I propose that one might use the words according to the following distinction: A platform (or perhaps a hood) could hold you up reliably, but a gallows dependably. Just a thought... _________________________ Jon
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#199773 - 05/11/11 11:24 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: JonRichfield]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5287 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Welcome, Jon _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#199779 - 05/11/11 11:36 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: LukeJavan8]
JonRichfield stranger Registered: 05/11/11 Posts: 8 Loc: South Africa	Thanks Luke; Nice to be here! I'd love to draw you a sheep, but my artistic talents forbid... _________________________ Jon
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#199780 - 05/11/11 11:40 AM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: JonRichfield]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5287 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	That has not stopped a number of others on this site, in the past. The quote is from Antoine de Ste.-Exupery's "The Little Prince", a book I used long ago in teaching second year French. Would last a semester easily, easy yet challenging. Thanks for the offer anyhow. It is good to have new blood here, stick around. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Kath...05128431&sr=1-1 Edited by LukeJavan8 (05/11/11 11:41 AM) _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#199787 - 05/11/11 06:41 PM Re: Reliable vs. Dependable [Re: LukeJavan8]
Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 690 Loc: Alaska	A Luke sheep:
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