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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread spate schmate #160465 06/16/2006 1:10 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Quote: ...obvious relationship to the term spate, which didn’t get much play "Spät," pronounced shpate, is German for "late." No one took the bait, is all! How is lateness related to a spate [(a) : a large number or amount <a spate of books on gardening> (b) : a sudden or strong outburst]? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted speight results tsuwm 06/15/2006 7:19 AM turves TEd Remington 06/15/2006 8:47 AM 'ore turves? Alex Williams 06/16/2006 1:28 AM Re: speight results wofahulicodoc 06/16/2006 2:58 AM spate schmate Alex Williams 06/16/2006 1:10 PM Re: Spate of Speight Results Aramis 06/16/2006 2:19 PM Re: speight results AnnaStrophic 06/16/2006 3:42 PM Re: speight results Alex Williams 06/16/2006 9:08 PM Re: speight results Faldage 06/16/2006 11:30 PM Re: speight results TEd Remington 06/17/2006 11:24 AM 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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