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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lo & Behold #29409 05/17/01 02:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth OP old hand OP belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin What's this 'lo' business I thought, so ILIU and it is either.. Interj. Used to attract attention or to show surprise. OR Look, see, behold, etc (AHD) If the former meaning is applicable then 'Lo, behold!' would suffice, would it not? If it's the latter meaning which applies, why the repetition? [hmm, if this IS a YART, then I've left myself wide open] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lo & Behold belligerentyouth 05/17/01 02:09 PM Re: Lo & Behold Faldage 05/17/01 02:11 PM Re: Lo & Behold AnnaStrophic 05/17/01 03:53 PM Re: Lo & Behold maverick 05/17/01 03:57 PM Re: Madge AnnaStrophic 05/17/01 04:04 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 Topics13,915 Posts230,004 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 (), 860 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,965 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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