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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "culminating" #74781 07/02/2002 1:30 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 From today's newspaper: "The movie's victories [at the Oscar awards] culminated a month-long campaign." I'm completely unfamiliar with the use of culminate as a transitive verb, but on LIU I do find it approved in the dictionary. Are others familiar with that usage? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "culminating" #74782 07/02/2002 1:45 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Keiva: you started a flamewar, and would not quit. You were banned, and got back only by threat of a kawsuit, which Wordsmith could not afford. You are not welcome to post in AWADtalk. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "culminating" #74783 07/03/2002 4:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory So, wwh, are you saying that keiva's previous posts have culminated in your curt reply? ;) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "culminating" #74784 07/03/2002 7:18 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Alex: I try to be a man of few words. Carefully chosen for maximum intelligibility. Curt, clear, complete. (TIME's old motto) Keiva is unwelcome here. 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 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

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