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Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 > Topic Options #207085 - 09/11/12 10:44 PM I'm reticent to speak about this, but. Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky I seem to be hearing more and more people using the word reticent to mean reluctant. Has anyone else noticed this? Top #207086 - 09/12/12 12:37 AM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: Jackie] jenny jenny addict Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 672 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Yes. I have noticed that most folks here are too reticent to say anything bad about Obama. He is a snake. Top #207091 - 09/12/12 06:48 AM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: Jackie] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh reticent What's it mean to you, J.? (link) _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #207092 - 09/12/12 06:50 AM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: jenny jenny] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh He is a snake. Surely you mean he is the POTUS. (And what did my grandma say about folks who lived in glass houses throwing stones?) _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #207093 - 09/12/12 07:39 AM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: Jackie] olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 933 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Perhaps more understand the meaning of the word hence its prolific use. Top #207095 - 09/12/12 11:51 AM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: zmjezhd] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5369 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: zmjezhd He is a snake. Surely you mean he is the POTUS. (And what did my grandma say about folks who lived in glass houses throwing stones?) That they should not undress in the Living Room????? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #207096 - 09/12/12 12:30 PM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: LukeJavan8] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh That they should not undress in the Living Room? While throwing stones? That is an interesting image. Perhaps they shouldn't hurl themselves through the big picture window in the living room while undressing. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #207097 - 09/12/12 12:33 PM Re: I'm reticent to speak about this, but. [Re: zmjezhd] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5369 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Your image, not mine. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #207098 - 09/12/12 03:23 PM Re:reticulus loquari [Re: LukeJavan8] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh Your image, not mine. Oh, you tease. Nope, I'm pretty sure you introduced the "undressing" part. But, whatever ... _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #207099 - 09/12/12 05:46 PM Re:reticulus loquari [Re: zmjezhd] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5369 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Oh, surely, you throw stones, but whatever.... _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 > 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 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 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 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 8453 Members 16 Forums 13692 Topics 210094 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4, rsvalley 8452 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (zhangzhen), 44 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 100 endymion6 70 wofahulicodoc 70 jenny jenny 61 teepee 23 Rhubarb Commando 22 Faldage 13 tsuwm 10 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June 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

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