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#46068 10/29/01 09:42 AM
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And where was I before? [miffed going on pissed off, bloody colonials, mutter, mutter]

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"In Paris, the name Apache is given to a class of criminals to describe whom in America the name thug was borrowed from India."

Another instance of a more conservative usage in which case is used to impart a meaning which we, in our more enlightened era, consign to prepositions.

See also, Toys-R-UsŪ


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Bingley, you may now move to the head of the class.
And where was I before? [miffed ... mutter, mutter] Bingley

Before? If I recall aright your delicately restrained comments in the "Brick Sh*thouse" thread, you were previously "the class of the head".


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And where was I before?
Bingley, my dear, if you recall, you were declared to be our language expert. I'd say that pretty much puts you at the top of your class.
(Note to newcomers: tsuwm was declared our word expert.)
(Note to all: I propose that Nicholas be declared our languages expert.)


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#46073 10/30/01 03:50 PM
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Sweet Double-dub, nary a dunce you are. You just need a bit more time to learn your way around. As do I--as long as I've been here, there's still a lot I don't know. The most recent revelation was how Helen solved the problem of accessing the Loanwords to German title--it has never ever occurred to me to do what she did, though it's been in front of my face this whole time.


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for the answer, on what i did, you can check out "Not a word post, and another" ...in A & I

(thank you again jackie! --)


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