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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Report from the ASp #45015 10/18/2001 6:55 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 She was listening to a John Ashcroft press conference today (they keep referring to him as General Ashcroft) and heard the following from out his very lips. "That which has been raveled cannot be unraveled." Even if ravel and unravel were opposites, it wouldn't make sense. No trace of it in what I believe to be the official transcript of the press conference. The Bush Administration Language Abuse Protection Police seem to be on the job. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Report from the ASp Faldage 10/18/2001 6:55 PM Ravel and un Ravel TEd Remington 10/18/2001 7:46 PM Say Again plutarch 10/19/2001 3:13 AM Re: Report from the ASp tsuwm 10/19/2001 3:55 AM Re: Report from the ASp milum 10/19/2001 10:28 AM Re: Report from the ASp maverick 10/19/2001 11:01 AM Ravel and unravel tsuwm 10/19/2001 4:50 PM Re: Ravel and unravel Faldage 10/19/2001 5:16 PM Re: Ravel and unravel tsuwm 10/19/2001 5:34 PM Re: Ravel and unravel Faldage 10/19/2001 5:52 PM Wagner Bobyoungbalt 10/20/2001 2:07 AM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/20/2001 2:03 AM Re: Ravel and unravel Capital Kiwi 10/24/2001 5:24 AM Re: Report from the ASp tsuwm 10/19/2001 6:14 PM Re: Report from the ASp Faldage 10/19/2001 1:47 PM Re: Report from the ASp tsuwm 10/19/2001 4:42 PM Senior moment re-report from the ASp AnnaStrophic 10/22/2001 3:48 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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