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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread devastated #104668 06/02/03 12:34 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Can anybody defend the use of this word in the BBC news tonight? " Last Updated: Sunday, 1 June, 2003, 03:40 GMT 04:40 UK Email this to a friend Printable version Giant tree destroyed by fire By Phil Mercer BBC correspondent in Sydney El Grande fell victim to a burn-off to clear undergrowth [pic courtesy of Wilderness Society] An independent report has confirmed Australian environmentalists' claims that fire has devastated Australia's tallest tree on the island of Tasmania." The tree was killed, but that's not news. Gotta have a word that's more impressive. Even if absurd. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted devastated wwh 06/02/03 12:34 AM Re: devastated Faldage 06/02/03 10:05 AM Re: devastated Capfka 06/02/03 11:28 AM Re: devastated Faldage 06/02/03 01:09 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/02/03 01:35 PM Re: devastated Faldage 06/02/03 01:45 PM Re: devastated Capfka 06/02/03 04:12 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/02/03 04:42 PM Re: devastated Faldage 06/02/03 04:43 PM Re: devastated Capfka 06/02/03 08:31 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/03/03 05:23 PM Re: devastated Tross 06/03/03 08:00 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/03/03 09:08 PM Re: devastated Faldage 06/04/03 05:59 AM Re: devastated wwh 06/04/03 01:15 PM Re: egregius Faldage 06/04/03 01:31 PM Re: devastated dxb 06/04/03 02:58 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/04/03 03:55 PM Re: devastated dxb 06/04/03 04:04 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/04/03 06:24 PM Re: devastated Faldage 06/04/03 06:30 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/04/03 07:12 PM Re: devastated tsuwm 06/04/03 09:45 PM Re: devastated wwh 06/04/03 10:33 PM Re: devastated of troy 06/02/03 04:36 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,920 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 969 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,911 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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