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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: foreign musings #124018 02/28/2004 2:25 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Terrifically interesting reading here, Sparteye! I don't see a problem in making the direct connection to the third definition from MW you listed above: "(3) coming from or having to do with another person or thing not originating in the person or thing (emphasis, mine) specified" ...and its application of 'foreign' as a modifier in the phrase 'foreign object.' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted foreign musings Sparteye 02/28/2004 2:51 AM Re: foreign musings TEd Remington 02/28/2004 7:55 AM Re: foreign musings Capfka 02/28/2004 9:33 AM Re: foreign musings Faldage 02/28/2004 1:34 PM Re: foreign musings Wordwind 02/28/2004 2:25 PM Re: full nelson Buffalo Shrdlu 02/28/2004 12:27 PM I saw her today at the reception consuelo 02/29/2004 12:55 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

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