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There must be a class that all politicians must take called Prestidigitation 101. W must have a Master's in this for the way he convinced Congress there were WMD's in Iraq.

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And the taxpayers pay for the course.


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Cheer up from the hidden message in today's word:"legerdemain".
As in our language we have the habit of making as many compound words as we can, such as "langetermijnplanning" = "long term planning", I read today's word as a compound of "leger" (light, easy) and "demain" (tomorrow).
So, things will be easier tomorrow. (with or without politicians)

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"langetermijnplanning" = "long term planning"

We have compounds like this, too, except we insert spaces to make them easier to read.

[Inserted a space that needs insertion.]

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smile. True. That's why English is easier to learn. Though I like the confusion and dubble meanings those compounds often give.
Edit: makethem? A new compound ? Or an Egyptian word?

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>makethem? A new compound ? Or an Egyptian word?

or an ironic typo?

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I thought he'd done it on purpose.

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one never knows!


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ironically, typos ain't always accidental.

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typos ain't always accidental

Sorry to say that one was, and I have since corrected it, although it leaves its trace to remind me ofitself.


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