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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread how common? #158987 04/22/2006 2:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland The English word gestion, according to the OED, means A carrying on or out; conduct, management. In connection with a PM exchange, I would like to know just how common this term is nowadays in the various English-speaking regions. And is there any particular nuance distinguishing it from "management". Is it a more encompassing term? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted how common? wsieber 04/22/2006 2:41 PM Re: how common? Buffalo Shrdlu 04/22/2006 2:45 PM Re: how common? Faldage 04/22/2006 4:52 PM Re: how common? Father Steve 04/22/2006 5:01 PM Re: how common? tsuwm 04/22/2006 6:01 PM Re: how common? Faldage 04/22/2006 8:06 PM Re: how common? themilum 04/22/2006 8:36 PM Re: how common? maverick 04/22/2006 10:37 PM Re: how common? belMarduk 04/22/2006 11:32 PM Re: how common? Faldage 04/23/2006 11:34 AM Re: how common? belMarduk 04/23/2006 12:12 PM Re: how common? zmjezhd 04/23/2006 1:11 PM Re: how common? belMarduk 04/23/2006 1:24 PM Re: how common? zmjezhd 04/23/2006 1:42 PM Remembering Mo Father Steve 04/23/2006 7:45 PM Re: Remembering Mo belMarduk 04/24/2006 11:02 PM Re: how common? wsieber 04/23/2006 4:34 PM Re: how common? themilum 04/23/2006 5:12 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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