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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Pay attention #13324 12/18/00 11:29 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2 A alexmarx OP stranger OP alexmarx stranger A Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2 How come English uses the word "pay" where other languages use "make?" For example, "pay attention", "pay a visit", "pay my condolences". I would hate to think it's because of the Anglo-American mercantile culture! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pay attention alexmarx 12/18/00 11:29 PM Conversely Father Steve 12/19/00 12:37 AM Re: Pay attention Capital Kiwi 12/19/00 02:46 AM Re: Pay attention tsuwm 12/19/00 04:45 AM Re: Pay attention stales 12/19/00 04:55 AM Re: Pay attention tsuwm 12/19/00 05:13 AM Re: Pay attention Jackie 12/19/00 12:31 PM Re: Pay attention alexmarx 12/19/00 10:30 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 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 (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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