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"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
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Whatever it was, it made 'em sweat!!
"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
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The sennight is almost up.
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Oh. We were waiting a sennight, were we? Ah bon.
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Wull, it had kinda sunk and I'd been waiting for more folks to chime in. I'll tell y'all now what my point was if that's what y'all want.
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The clue is in the scientific usage. Originally the common definition was "to come to light" as in "although it was long hushed up, it finally transpired that the CEO of Continental Draugsvold had been dealing with crime bosses in his attempts to keep his company afloat." It's been used to mean "happen" or "occur" since the early 19th century but this usage has been frowned upon by many prescriptivists. I just wanted to see if anyone would spontaneously come up with the "come to light" definition.
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I just wanted to see if anyone would spontaneously come up with the "come to light" definition. Heyyyy, I feel like a lab rat. Squeeek. HA!
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