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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread peculate in literature #107689 07/18/2003 6:55 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,244 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,244 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA FWIW Department: Erich Segal used "peculate" in Acts of Faith (1992), when his hero has (mis)used the company computer to play the stockmarket with company funds. It was only for a week and the funds were all paid back, but it was grounds for throwing him out nevertheless. "So, Danny, indulged in a bit of peculation, have we?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted peculate of troy 07/16/2003 11:56 AM Re: peculate Capfka 07/16/2003 12:06 PM Re: peculate Jackie 07/16/2003 12:47 PM Re: caret Faldage 07/16/2003 1:02 PM Re: caret Jackie 07/16/2003 1:22 PM Re: diacritics AnnaStrophic 07/16/2003 1:32 PM Re: diacritics Faldage 07/16/2003 3:55 PM Re: diacritics wwh 07/16/2003 4:09 PM Re: diacritics Faldage 07/16/2003 4:11 PM Re: mantling AnnaStrophic 07/16/2003 4:24 PM Re: mantling wwh 07/16/2003 5:28 PM Re: mantling Faldage 07/16/2003 5:59 PM Re: mantling AnnaStrophic 07/16/2003 6:08 PM Re: peculate of troy 07/16/2003 3:16 PM Re: peculate AnnaStrophic 07/16/2003 3:39 PM peculate in literature wofahulicodoc 07/18/2003 6:55 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,429 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,244 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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