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Re: Defen(c,s)e

#123842 02/26/2004 5:34 PM

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jheem

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jheem

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sniping from the sidelines

Silly me, I thought we were discussing words, not personality traits.

Anyway, the English verb defend comes from the Latin verb defendo, -ere, defendi, defensum 'to repell, guard, defend'. There's also a verb defenso 'to defend, protect' that is obviously derived from the past particple of defendo. Our noun, defence (alternate spelling defense) also comes from that past particple. I don't see that it's useful arguing about English spelling, but to each his own.

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Defen(c,s)e Faldage 02/25/2004 3:48 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/25/2004 3:58 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e wwh 02/25/2004 4:10 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e shanks 02/25/2004 4:50 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Capfka 02/26/2004 7:20 AM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Faldage 02/26/2004 11:16 AM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/26/2004 12:07 PM

Re: USn spelling AnnaStrophic 02/26/2004 1:08 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e jheem 02/26/2004 1:51 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Capfka 02/26/2004 12:08 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/26/2004 2:06 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Capfka 02/26/2004 5:00 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/26/2004 5:11 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e jheem 02/26/2004 5:34 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Capfka 02/26/2004 5:49 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/26/2004 5:52 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Jackie 02/27/2004 1:44 AM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Father Steve 02/27/2004 5:01 AM

Re: Defen(c,s)e Buffalo Shrdlu 02/27/2004 5:35 AM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/27/2004 12:11 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e hibernicus 02/27/2004 3:50 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e grapho 02/27/2004 7:35 PM

(parenthetically) AnnaStrophic 02/26/2004 6:40 PM

Re: (parenthetically) Capfka 02/27/2004 2:57 PM

Re: Defen(c,s)e jheem 02/26/2004 1:54 PM

In my defen(c,s)e shanks 02/26/2004 5:55 PM

the Yiddish substrate in Cockney jheem 02/26/2004 6:14 PM

Re: the Yiddish substrate in Cockney Faldage 02/26/2004 6:28 PM

Re: the Yiddish substrate in Cockney tsuwm 02/26/2004 6:32 PM

Re: the Yiddish substrate in Cockney Faldage 02/26/2004 6:34 PM

Is it now... shanks 02/26/2004 7:31 PM

mickey bliss jheem 02/26/2004 7:38 PM

Re: Is it now... Faldage 02/26/2004 7:54 PM

Re: Is it now... jheem 02/26/2004 7:59 PM

Re: Is it now... Capfka 02/26/2004 9:21 PM

Re: Is it now... hibernicus 02/27/2004 4:00 PM

Re: Is it now... AnnaStrophic 02/27/2004 4:07 PM

Re: Is it now... Faldage 02/27/2004 4:19 PM

Re: Is it now... hibernicus 02/27/2004 4:59 PM

Re: Is it now... Capfka 02/27/2004 6:17 PM

Re: Is it now... jheem 02/27/2004 6:23 PM

Yes shanks 02/27/2004 7:14 PM

I see ... jheem 02/27/2004 7:57 PM

Re: I see ... Capfka 02/27/2004 8:23 PM

Re: I see ... jheem 02/27/2004 8:37 PM

Re: I see ... Capfka 02/27/2004 8:54 PM

Re: I see ... grapho 02/27/2004 9:40 PM

Re: I see ... jheem 02/27/2004 10:07 PM

Re: I see ... TEd Remington 02/28/2004 7:43 AM

Re: I see ... Capfka 02/28/2004 9:31 AM

Re: I see ... grapho 02/28/2004 12:43 PM

Re: I see said the blind man... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/28/2004 12:49 PM

Re: I don't see ... AnnaStrophic 02/28/2004 2:28 PM

Re: I don't see ... grapho 02/28/2004 2:39 PM

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