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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: zenana #117242 12/08/2003 2:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK True, Doc The extended meaning of an imported word (becoming, as it were, a synecdoche for the entire system), makes it less easy to get at the more literal roots. No blame attaches to you, though - you didn't live in India for 22 years. cheer the sunshine warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted zenana wwh 12/07/2003 7:33 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/2003 7:43 PM Re: zenana sjmaxq 12/07/2003 7:46 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/2003 7:50 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/2003 8:04 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/2003 8:13 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/2003 8:21 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/2003 8:23 PM Re: zenana sjmaxq 12/07/2003 8:39 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/2003 9:28 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/08/2003 2:22 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/08/2003 2:59 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 7 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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