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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Jackie #184722 05/11/09 08:20 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 "Greenhorn (containing the sense of "new, fresh, recent") was first "young horned animal" (1455), then "recently enlisted soldier" (1650), then "any inexperienced person" (1682)." The online etymology does not speak of slaughtered animals, only of 'new , fresh, recent. These words with horn at the back. I really do not understand where 'inkhorn' comes from. ('=') Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? latishya 11/05/08 09:21 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Faldage 11/05/08 12:45 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? latishya 11/05/08 06:33 PM Re: oh, the enormousness of it all zmjezhd 11/05/08 07:21 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? goofy 11/06/08 04:34 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Faldage 11/06/08 12:22 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Faldage 01/27/09 02:37 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? The Pook 01/27/09 02:15 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? twosleepy 11/05/08 02:42 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Myridon 11/05/08 03:33 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? latishya 11/05/08 06:26 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? twosleepy 11/05/08 06:55 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? latishya 11/05/08 07:18 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Aramis 11/05/08 09:02 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? twosleepy 11/05/08 09:09 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? zmjezhd 11/05/08 09:51 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Faldage 11/06/08 01:14 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? The Pook 01/27/09 02:13 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? twosleepy 01/27/09 06:52 PM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Faldage 01/28/09 12:11 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? doc_comfort 01/28/09 01:12 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Zed 01/28/09 07:03 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? ParkinT 01/28/09 01:28 PM Mangled Aphorisms continued... The Pook 01/28/09 11:26 PM Re: Mangled Aphorisms continued... twosleepy 01/29/09 01:06 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? twosleepy 01/29/09 01:07 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? Jackie 05/11/09 02:22 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? BranShea 05/11/09 08:20 AM Re: Vocabulary error in Obama's acceptance speech? tsuwm 05/11/09 01:48 PM Re: The King's English BranShea 05/11/09 08:38 PM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 953 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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