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I'm sure someone on here must have observed the similarity between these words before myself, so I must not be using the search engine very effectively. (In fact, I thought *I* had asked this question before and just couldn't recall the answer.)
In any case, I'm wondering if there is a connection in the roots.
Alberta's motto is "Fortes et Liber" (Strong and Free).
The title of Fibonnaci's book was "Liber Abaci" (Book of Counting). Perhaps it translates to "Free of Counting?"
Anyways, I'm wondering if there is some connection here - intentional or not - in the etymological roots of the words liberty and library.
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Thanks, Faldage,
Gee, it was only a week ago. Seems like much farther back than that.
I really need a vacation.
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Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a melon
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A coworker told me that fruit flies like a kiwi.
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You'd trust the word of someone who orks your cows?
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That aspect of her character was quite disturbing, but otherwise she was quite dependable.
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A coworker told me that fruit flies like a kiwi.
As an insectivore, I'm sure the kiwi would like fruit flies, too ...
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You're an insectivore, Pfranz??
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You're an insectivore, Pfranz??
ba-da-bing!
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You guys get with the program. The language has outgrown this silly notion that the subject and the topic have to be the same thing. This thing y'all foolishly call a dangling participle is simply a marker to let you know that the subject and topic are not the same. The phrase being an insectivore belongs properly to the topic, in this case, kiwi.
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oh, silly me, thanks Fald.
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You're an insectivore, Pfranz??Sure. He was the model for the Renfield character in Dracula. Didn't ya know? ("Flies? mmmm...what do I care for flies?"....Snatch! Gobble!)
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The language has outgrown this silly notion that the subject and the topic have to be the same thing.Let me add my thanks to eta's for the heads-up, oh fastidious descriptivist.
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Hey! I'm all for rules as long as they fit the language. Don't blame me if y'all ain' quick enough to keep up.
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