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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread History's near misses #72071 06/05/2002 11:28 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1 Ontario Canada RDG123 stranger RDG123 stranger Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1 Ontario Canada The reference on Monday's (June 3) word intrigued me...Veronica Horwell's article on history's near misses Spent some time on the web, but could not find a transcript of the article quoted (the Guardian site didn't seem to have an archives option) If anyone knows where to access this piece, I would very much appreciate it RG Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: History's near misses #72072 08/21/2002 11:39 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Is this any good to you, RDG? http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4027674,00.html all the best RhubarbCommando Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,436 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,251 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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