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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Small but immense? #110464 08/20/03 08:55 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 IMMENSE from Encarta 15th century. Via French from Latin immensus , literally “not measured,” from mensus , the past participle of metiri From M-W transcending ordinary means of measurement From Webster 1827 Unlimited; unbounded; infinite One could argue from these examples that small and immense are not mutually exclusive. If one so wished, that is. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/20/03 06:18 AM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/20/03 08:55 AM Re: Small but immense? Faldage 08/20/03 10:04 AM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/20/03 10:25 AM Re: Small but immense? Jackie 08/20/03 12:01 PM Re: Small but immense? wsieber 08/20/03 12:34 PM Re: Small but immense? Faldage 08/20/03 12:55 PM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/20/03 01:04 PM Punishment Father Steve 08/20/03 04:14 PM Re: Punishment Jackie 08/20/03 04:18 PM Appropriate Punishment Father Steve 08/20/03 04:45 PM Re: Appropriate Punishment Capfka 08/20/03 07:37 PM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/20/03 11:56 PM Re: Small but immense? Faldage 08/21/03 12:01 AM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/21/03 12:37 AM Re: Small but immense? Faldage 08/21/03 08:57 AM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/21/03 10:24 AM Re: Small but immense? jmh 09/20/03 09:59 PM Re: Small but immense? Capfka 09/21/03 05:51 AM Re: Small but immense? vbq 08/21/03 06:11 AM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/21/03 07:17 AM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/21/03 08:09 AM Re: Small but immense? tsuwm 08/21/03 12:29 PM Re: Small but immense? Jackie 08/21/03 12:58 PM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/21/03 10:03 PM Re: Small but immense? Zed 08/20/03 07:01 PM Re: Small but immense? Jackie 09/19/03 09:52 PM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/20/03 10:35 AM Re: Small but immense? sjmaxq 08/20/03 10:52 AM Re: Small but immense? Faldage 08/20/03 10:57 AM Re: Small but immense? RhubarbCommando 08/20/03 11:18 AM 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 Posts229,990 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,222 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 18 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,956 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,953 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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