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BranShea #185241 06/09/09 09:41 PM
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R --> I

POSITIVE

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V to L PISOLITE

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PISOLITE

E ---> A

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FESTIVAL

F ---> G

VESTIGAL

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Erm...as Google.com puts it, "Did you mean vestigial?"

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link Here vestigal is refered to as vestigal organs, though in the article vestigial is said to be the usual term. On from here:
S to N VIGILANTE

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VIGILANTE

Just adding another I for INVIGILATE seems so...straightforward.

Whereas changing G to E would be ELEVATING the entire conversation, wouldn't it?

wofahulicodoc #185374 06/17/09 01:57 AM
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I'm a biologist & have used and read 'vestigal' often for 20+ yrs. I didn't realize it's jargon. I guess I'll consider it a vestigal word from now on. blush

Coming to my own defense is so (v to n) inelegant.

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