Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words Within reason Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Within reason #141007 03/16/2005 3:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky A conversation with someone the other day made me wonder: when we say something like, 'Your self-confidence comes from within you', why isn't its opposite, 'Your self-confidence comes from without you'? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Within reason Jackie 03/16/2005 3:12 AM Re: Within reason Sparteye 03/16/2005 7:21 PM Re: Within reason nancyk 03/16/2005 7:35 PM Re: Within reason inselpeter 03/16/2005 10:27 PM Re: Within reason Zed 03/17/2005 7:54 PM Re: Within reason Jackie 03/17/2005 11:51 PM Re: Within reason maverick 03/18/2005 12:09 AM Re: Within reason inselpeter 03/19/2005 12:53 PM Re: bring it back Bridget 03/20/2005 8:18 PM Re: Within reason Saranita 04/11/2005 5:49 PM Re: Within reason Faldage 04/11/2005 10:18 PM Re: Within reason inselpeter 04/11/2005 10:55 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,261 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 26 A C Bowden 9 LukeJavan8 2 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk