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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl #22546 03/14/01 11:43 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 76 New York City B BlanchePatch OP journeyman OP BlanchePatch journeyman B Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 76 New York City My understanding is that the second world referred to the communist nations, particularly the Soviet bloc. Hope I'm not beating a dead horse here, but do you think it's possible that "third world" did originally follow "old" and "new world," but that it was, mmmm, retrofit with "first" and "second world"? I looked them all up in my trusty old American Heritage Dic (1969). "Third world," "old world" and "new world" were there, but "first" and "second" nowhere to be found. I'm not sure where you could find this out -- maybe in a newspaper style book? I've loaned my Chicago Manual out to a German neighbor, though. Aargggh, now I'm obsessed! 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 03/12/01 08:21 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Fiberbabe 03/12/01 08:44 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Faldage 03/13/01 02:05 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Fiberbabe 03/14/01 02:31 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world maverick 03/14/01 04:35 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world musick 03/14/01 10:50 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world Faldage 03/12/01 08:54 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new world belligerentyouth 03/13/01 07:37 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl BlanchePatch 03/13/01 01:09 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl wow 03/13/01 01:23 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl Jazzoctopus 03/13/01 09:30 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl belligerentyouth 03/14/01 09:19 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl BlanchePatch 03/14/01 11:43 AM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl belligerentyouth 03/14/01 12:28 PM Re: first world, second world, old world, new worl Bean 03/14/01 01:20 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,975 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,872 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,944 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,952 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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