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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Whatever you're smoking... #161458 01/21/2007 2:57 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 calli, my guess is that by a process of semantic shift, the usu meaning as provided by Fal has been stretched to mean, "Whatever is your specialty or line of work" dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Whatever you're smoking... callithump 08/11/2006 7:11 AM Re: Whatever you're smoking... Faldage 08/11/2006 10:11 AM Re: Whatever you're smoking... belligerentyouth 08/11/2006 11:49 AM Re: Whatever you're smoking... callithump 01/21/2007 6:15 AM Re: Whatever you're smoking... dalehileman 01/21/2007 2:57 PM Re: Whatever you're smoking... wsieber 01/21/2007 3:19 PM Re: Whatever you're smoking... Sparteye 01/21/2007 10:25 PM Re: Whatever you're smoking... tsuwm 01/21/2007 10:35 PM Re: Whatever you're smoking... Alex Williams 01/22/2007 3:50 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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