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#184359 04/18/09 05:58 PM
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Pursuant to a discussion of hypnotism techniques and sleep promotion--whilst tasting exotic brews in our sauna--two very closely allied tactics: In connection with the latter my splendid No. 2 Son Sky recommended silent repetition of "nothing" as an aid to rejecting interfering thoughts

So in resolving to try his system I nonetheless had a few intervening and interfering thoughts, the chief one noting how many common synonyms for "nothing":

Nil, nada, Nichts (Note the cap. Need I explain?), naught, nix, null

Zip, zero, zilch, zippo, zot

.....begin with N and Z

Why is that, do you suppose


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Zot?

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Originally Posted By: Faldage
Zot?


Last entry:

http://thesaurus.reference.com/the?q=nothing&search=search

Don't ask me......


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Foist I hoid a it.

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That's about all I found at onelook. That and a few acronyms. It didn't have nothing.

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A zot is a fool; zoet is sweet; zout is salt and zo is so;
so be it something.

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Here's another source for zot as a synonym for nothing

http://www.whyknought.com/22.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*

It wasn't easy to find. But to save you the trouble:

naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nothingness, nought, nullity, squat, zilch, zip, zippo*, zot*


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That's not another source. They're both quoting the same primary resource. Looks like a good resource but it's not independent.

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Originally Posted By: Faldage
That's not another source. They're both quoting the same primary resource. Looks like a good resource but it's not independent.


My bad. Still a total mystery


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