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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Breathing #98602 03/14/2003 4:39 AM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 What does the board think of suspiration as a synonym for respiration? This morning, a colleague used suspire in this sense and I have been chewing on it ever since. I am quite unable to put my finger on it, but it seems and feels wrong. I know they mean the same thing but can they be used in the same way? Why do I get a subterranean feel with suspire? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Breathing maahey 03/14/2003 4:39 AM Re: Breathing dxb 03/14/2003 7:44 AM Re: Breathing RhubarbCommando 03/14/2003 10:35 AM Re: Breathing maahey 03/14/2003 4:08 PM Re: Breathing Faldage 03/14/2003 11:16 AM FWIW AnnaStrophic 03/14/2003 4:18 PM Re: FWIW maahey 03/14/2003 4:34 PM Re: FWIW Faldage 03/14/2003 4:42 PM Re: Breathing wwh 03/14/2003 6:00 PM Re: Breathing AnnaStrophic 03/14/2003 6:06 PM Re: Breathing wwh 03/14/2003 6:24 PM Re: Breathing AnnaStrophic 03/14/2003 8:01 PM Re: Breathing wwh 03/14/2003 9:09 PM Re: Out of Breath wordminstrel 03/14/2003 10:00 PM Re: last breath AnnaStrophic 03/14/2003 10:11 PM Re: last breath Capfka 03/17/2003 12:34 PM Re: last breath Jackie 03/18/2003 2:54 AM Re: Out of Breath Zed 03/21/2003 1:56 AM Re: Breathing RubyRed 03/21/2003 5:20 AM 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

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