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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #116278 - 11/21/03 01:54 PM Re: rapprochement Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Why is it we "stand" corrected? The definition of stand covers quite a bit of real estate. 8a is the one to take particular note of, but compare with some of its neighbors: http://www.bartleby.com/61/16/S0701600.html Top #116279 - 11/21/03 04:53 PM Re: rapprochement grapho addict Registered: 11/09/03 Posts: 619 Loc: Carpal Tunnel Country 8a. To be in a specified state or condition: I stand corrected. Personally, I can't stand being corrected ... but I guess it's better to take it standing up than lying down. Top #116280 - 11/21/03 05:31 PM Re: rapprochement wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 It used to be that when corrected, you had to go way back and sit down. Top #116281 - 11/24/03 06:37 PM Re: rapprochement Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada or stand (corrected) in the corner Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222205 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 28 Guests and 6 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 64 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 jheem 1 May 1 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8435 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6793 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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