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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread FWIW #117848 12/18/2003 12:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York German still preserves a distinction: kennen = to know a person vs wissen to know a thing, a fact. ~~~ (wsieber, correct me if need be!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted beyond my ken of troy 12/17/2003 12:31 PM Re: beyond my ken Jackie 12/17/2003 1:57 PM Re: beyond my ken maverick 12/17/2003 2:11 PM Re: beyond my ken dodyskin 12/17/2003 2:30 PM Re: beyond my ken RhubarbCommando 12/17/2003 3:31 PM Re: beyond my ken Wordwind 12/18/2003 9:38 AM Re: beyond my ken Buffalo Shrdlu 12/18/2003 2:30 PM Somebody's got to due it... musick 12/20/2003 4:09 PM Re: Somebody's got to due it... Buffalo Shrdlu 12/20/2003 4:11 PM Kestrel for a Knave consuelo 12/21/2003 1:08 PM Re: Kestrel for a Knave Faldage 12/21/2003 1:55 PM Re: Somebody's got to undo it... AnnaStrophic 12/21/2003 2:53 PM Re: Somebody's got to undo it... Buffalo Shrdlu 12/21/2003 4:39 PM The alternative musick 12/21/2003 4:43 PM Re: The alternative Capfka 12/21/2003 5:00 PM Re: The alternative stales 12/26/2003 3:06 PM Re: The alternative Buffalo Shrdlu 12/26/2003 3:11 PM Re: BBQ Barbie Jackie 12/26/2003 4:03 PM Re: beyond my ken consuelo 12/22/2003 10:10 AM Re: beyond my ken Jackie 12/22/2003 1:48 PM Re: beyond my ken of troy 12/22/2003 1:54 PM Re: beyond my ken Faldage 12/22/2003 2:06 PM Re: beyond my ken dodyskin 12/22/2003 11:08 PM Re: beyond my ken Zed 12/18/2003 11:39 PM Re: beyond my ken Wordwind 12/19/2003 4:48 PM Re: beyond my ken dodyskin 12/19/2003 8:39 PM Re: beyond my ken Capfka 12/19/2003 10:04 PM FWIW AnnaStrophic 12/18/2003 12:12 PM Re: FWIW Flatlander 12/18/2003 12:26 PM Re: FWIW AnnaStrophic 12/18/2003 12:45 PM Re: FWIW Flatlander 12/18/2003 2:27 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 Posts230,383 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,208 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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