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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word of the day: an investigation #183504 03/12/2009 8:30 AM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 unciaciapanca stranger unciaciapanca stranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 that's my last question on this topic, I promise. I'm looking for a original way to express my interest in this site, for its educational value (but not only for that!) but I can't find the right words..... maybe if you share my thought you could help me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation unciaciapanca #183505 03/12/2009 10:33 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Good, I'll be the first to take the bait in this p.i. proposition. Me,for educational reasons in the first place, but also for the challenge. Maybe just because people were and are not always nice as pie I kept hanging on and learned: about language + that the nasty ones ( ) are not as bad as they seem and the pedant and arrogant ones ( who, me?) mostly know that they are and some really GOOD ones are always there to keep things in balance, but in fact: challenge. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation BranShea #183512 03/12/2009 3:14 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 Bran hope this of some help if you don't mind wading through it http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=educational+interest dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation BranShea #183513 03/12/2009 3:54 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: BranShea Good, I'll be the first to take the bait in this p.i. proposition. Me,for educational reasons in the first place, but also for the challenge. Maybe just because people were and are not always nice as pie I kept hanging on and learned: about language + that the nasty ones ( ) are not as bad as they seem and the pedant and arrogant ones ( who, me?) mostly know that they are and some really GOOD ones are always there to keep things in balance, but in fact: challenge. I could not agree more. I signed on to LEARN and I have learned a lot. I have also found many sites to access, thanks to others' links. As for the nasty ones, I had many names when teaching, and few were nice. But the students learned to spite themselves, liking me or not. Many have helped me through the situations where arrogance seemed to prevail. And if these posters have something of value to say to me, then I read and take it in. If they don't I just ignore them. So as Bran said: for the challenge and to learn. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation dalehileman #183515 03/12/2009 7:07 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Dale, thank you kindly. I've waded through it. There might be more references of interest they said on the last * -page, but they took a hike at 2000. I found one word that might come in handy when AWAD will have have it's 17th anniversary :disintermediation - a 17 letter word.(oops, forgot to look what it means) Last edited by BranShea; 03/12/2009 7:25 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation BranShea #183570 03/13/2009 6:35 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 Bran thank you for that http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disintermediation&r=66 Clearly it's a -3 but I like it very much and took note so that I might drop it into a conversation some time for the reaction dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word of the day: an investigation dalehileman #183579 03/14/2009 1:06 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I would have thought a -3 would be a word like um. 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