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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari BranShea #185322 06/14/09 03:06 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Whoa--I have an Aunt Gertrude. Don't know about a spear, but she sure is powerful! (read: gets her way) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari BranShea #185326 06/14/09 02:52 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Margharetha: Babylonian -> daughter of the sea, child of light. I doubt that the name is Akkadian or Babylonian in origin. Latin margarita means 'pearl' (which kinda explains why a nickname for Margaret is Peg) from Greek μαργαριτης (margaritēs) < μαργαρος (margaros) 'mother of pearl'. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari Jackie #185327 06/14/09 04:27 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: Jackie Whoa--I have an Aunt Gertrude. Don't know about a spear, but she sure is powerful! (read: gets her way) My mother's name was Gertrude: and she got her way, all the way, all the time. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari LukeJavan8 #185336 06/15/09 02:45 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Did she have a spear? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari zmjezhd #185343 06/15/09 08:09 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague ZM: My information is cheap wiki stuff so I'm sure you know better. 'mother of pearl' is quite nice too. Quote: My mother's name was Gertrude: and she got her way, all the way, all the time. I wish someone had taught me how they do that, the Gertrudes. Then, as the strawberry season is still in full run I'll add some familarities too: aunt Lien: great, ye' should 've seen aunt Ien: she was mean aunt Ans: nicht ganz.. aunt Lane: cute and mundaine aunt Gre: (oh blye me, that's a derivation of Gertrude) aunt Co: so so ... aunt Mies: homely and pleased aunt Ati: Ha! She was our own Hara Mati The uncles? Last edited by BranShea; 06/15/09 01:06 PM. Reason: aunts and aunts Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word of the Day 9/06/09 - Mata Hari Jackie #185345 06/15/09 02:17 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water her tongue was sharp and piercing! ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 802 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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