#17985
02/02/2001 2:16 PM
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journeyman
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journeyman
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New post on same word...does this word mean something about all living things having souls? Or was someone conning me. Not in my dictionerys, could call library...I guess. Did I spell the plural of dictionery wrong????
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#17986
02/02/2001 2:33 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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A. animism - 1. The doctrine of the anima mundi, upheld by Stahl 1720; the doctrine that the phenomena of animal life are produced by an immaterial anima, soul, or vital principle distinct from matter 2. The attribution of a living soul to inanimate objects and natural phenomena. B. you should first conquer 'dictionary' before attempting to pluralize it.  {-ies}
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#17987
02/02/2001 5:32 PM
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you should first conquer 'dictionary' before attempting to pluralize it.Yep, that's where we went wrong with the Merkins
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#17988
02/04/2001 6:09 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 87
journeyman
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journeyman
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Yep, that's where we went wrong with the MerkinsYo, dems fight'n words.  http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.htmlI've always thought that we've done a great job of cleaning up the English language. Much clearer! Oh, we have a dictionary, too. Mr. Webster did ours. Fine job he did, too!
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#17989
02/04/2001 5:24 PM
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Posts: 11,613
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Yep, that's where we went wrong with the MerkinsThank you so much, Auntie Mav.  This particular expression has come to my attention rather more than I am accustomed to lately, and so I'm not just real pleased to see it dragged in once again. Without in the least intending to convey the site's slang meaning but still unable to resist the wordplay, I am signing off as A Merican Woman.
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#17990
02/04/2001 11:10 PM
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A Merican Woman - is that one who sits in a bar all day? 
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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#17991
02/04/2001 11:25 PM
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A Merican Woman - is that one who sits in a bar all day?
Let's see if you can tam'er; can you?
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#17992
02/05/2001 12:26 AM
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journeyman
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journeyman
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It's all in the spelling, isn't it.
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