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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Parse this?! #176997 05/18/2008 3:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York "... quite a ways..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! AnnaStrophic #177000 05/18/2008 3:12 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh quite :- adverb a :- determiner (or definite article) ways :- noun (plural in form, but used as a singular) (MWDEU entry on way, link) Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! zmjezhd #177002 05/18/2008 3:24 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA An appreciable distance I am quite a ways from understanding my PC Belgium is quite a ways from Florida Last edited by dalehileman; 05/18/2008 3:26 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! dalehileman #177005 05/18/2008 5:29 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a fur piece. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! Buffalo Shrdlu #177024 05/19/2008 5:06 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 morphememedley member morphememedley member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 I've long used it without giving furlongs a thought. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! zmjezhd #177033 05/19/2008 12:07 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York  Originally Posted By: zmjezhd quite :- adverb a :- determiner (or definite article) ways :- noun (plural in form, but used as a singular) (MWDEU entry on way, link) Thanks, Nuncle. I just couldn't work it out. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Parse this?! morphememedley #177036 05/19/2008 12:20 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Furlong is from Old English furhlang < furh 'furrow, trench' + lang 'long'. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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