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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: commence #19559 02/20/2001 12:11 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Not a nice word, I'd agree though I do use it occasionally where a certain ponderous effect seems called for. But, while we're on the subject, why are US graduation ceremonies called commencements? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Use / Utilize Father Steve 02/18/2001 7:43 PM Re: Use / Utilize wow 02/18/2001 8:07 PM Re: Use / Utilize belMarduk 02/18/2001 10:58 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/18/2001 11:30 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/19/2001 3:13 AM Re: Use / Utilize Marianna 02/19/2001 11:50 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/20/2001 12:57 AM Re: Use / Utilize spelchkr 02/20/2001 12:12 PM Re: Use / Utilize jmh 02/20/2001 1:17 PM Re: Use / Utilize wow 02/20/2001 10:29 PM Re: Use / Utilize Marty 02/20/2001 9:29 PM Re: Use / Utilize wsieber 02/20/2001 7:30 AM Re: Use / Utilize NicholasW 02/20/2001 8:11 AM Re: commence Bingley 02/20/2001 12:11 PM Re: commence spelchkr 02/20/2001 12:20 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,322 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,165 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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