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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer tongue #148183 09/23/2005 12:30 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 ...and you just can't get it. It's so annoying. I'm looking for the word that says it is "up to" a person to do something. The word "incumbent" keeps popping into my head, but I know that's not it at all. And when this happens, you can't look in a dictionary - where do you start looking? This is so frustrating. Can somebody put me out of my misery and tell me what the word is? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer tongue #148184 09/23/2005 12:41 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City you *can say: "It is incumbent upon so and so to do such and such." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer ton #148185 09/23/2005 1:02 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 Shucks, belM. You shouldn'ta said "incumbent." Now I can't think of anything else, either. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer ton #148186 09/23/2005 1:47 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Voluntary? Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer ton #148187 09/23/2005 2:37 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass bel, is this something behooving, or is it just de rigueur? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer tongue #148188 09/23/2005 2:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky It's the duty of that person? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ya know when the word is on the tip of yer tongue #148189 09/23/2005 7:26 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA beholden? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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