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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread first world, second world, old world, new world #22537 03/12/2001 8:21 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 76 New York City BlanchePatch journeyman BlanchePatch journeyman Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 76 New York City I always thought that the term "third world" followed the terms "old world" and "new world." But I've noticed that most examples in print refer to the "first world." Am I missing something? And what, then, is the "second world"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted first world, second world, old world, new world BlanchePatch 03/12/2001 8:21 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Fiberbabe 03/12/2001 8:44 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Faldage 03/13/2001 2:05 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Fiberbabe 03/14/2001 2:31 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world maverick 03/14/2001 4:35 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world musick 03/14/2001 10:50 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Faldage 03/12/2001 8:54 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world belligerentyouth 03/13/2001 7:37 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl BlanchePatch 03/13/2001 1:09 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl wow 03/13/2001 1:23 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl Jazzoctopus 03/13/2001 9:30 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl belligerentyouth 03/14/2001 9:19 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl BlanchePatch 03/14/2001 11:43 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl belligerentyouth 03/14/2001 12:28 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl Bean 03/14/2001 1:20 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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