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Ah, shucks, Hydra. Lighten up. Every message board has its conventions.
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Ah, shucks, Hydra. Lighten up. Every message board has its conventions.
There's nothing wrong with conventions—but tswum is nitpicking when there are no nits (see above). And then, to have at least something to nag Hydra (me) about, resorts to criticising me for the monstrous crime of using bold text.
This kind of antisocial nitpicking actually expresses a latent, neurasthenic hostility to on-line communities—the unconscious mind actually begins to covertly resist sitting for long periods in an unventilated room in front of the computer.
Hydra prescribes some fresh air, and a bit of healthy interaction with 3-dimensional people to bring one back down to earth.
Doctor's orders, tswum.
Edit: By the way, no duplicity here. I (Hydra) have had a makeover, and will now be posting (sometimes, but not always, in bold text) as the mystical number string 251413913519.
Last edited by 251413913519; 12/19/06 12:33 AM.
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The webster in question, by the way, is John Webster (one of three cited in the OED) and the work, The white divel [sic], dates from 1612.
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The webster in question, by the way, is John Webster
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We have developed a convention here of acknowledging (by some kind of quote indication) that someone else has posted what we just said; though sometimes the newer post-er has genuinely not seen the previous post, thus the reminders. Kind of like being in a face-to-face group: no one would appreciate their input being restated by someone else, as though the original speaker had never opened his mouth.
As to the original topic: it takes no stretch of my imagination to think that divers(i) means different, or difference. But does the end of the word have some significance (that is, root)? I tried *volent in Onelook, but it gave me only a short list:
1. benevolent
2. diversivolent
3. frivolent
4. malevolent
5. multivolent
6. omnibenevolent
7. statuvolent
8. unbenevolent
9. volent
It tastes like it ought to mean wish.
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As Hydra mentions in the original post, these words are from the participle volens of the verb velle - "to be willing , to wish, want; to will, ordain; to suppose, maintain that" ( Latin Dictionary . There are also some words from volare - "to fly" - e.g. volant (not volent).
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As Hydra mentions in the original post AUGH!  So he did! [smacking forehead e] Thank you.
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Heh. Been a while since we've had a case of chopped liver -- or as it's called in some circles, mantling -- around here.
How and why did the act of posting something that's already been posted in a post you overlooked come to be called "mantling" ?
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> How and why
that's worthy of an epic search.
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They use it on the wordorigins board. I believe it comes from "mantle of invisibility."
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