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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread In Fear of #160431 06/13/2006 8:25 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 carinemei stranger carinemei stranger Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 I can't seem to remember the word you use to mean "in fear of." Anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: In Fear of #160432 06/13/2006 8:32 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont phobia? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: In Fear of #160433 06/13/2006 8:53 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 carinemei stranger carinemei stranger Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 No... It's more like, "he studied all night, [in fear of] failing the exam." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: In Fear of #160434 06/13/2006 10:05 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: No... It's more like, "he studied all night, [in fear of] failing the exam." How about: "he studied all night, dreading failing the exam." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: In Fear of #160435 06/13/2006 10:42 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 carinemei stranger carinemei stranger Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 Oh I got it! It's "lest": He studied the whole night, lest he wouldn't do well on the exam. Thank you for the suggestions guys! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: In Fear of #160436 06/13/2006 11:58 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA "else" works too Maybe "ere" also dalehileman 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 Website 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 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

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