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I've heard said:
"the solution to pollution is dilution"
which rhymes nicely, but the root relations don't hold up. (Nor is it a particularly sustainable way to deal with toxic waste.)
According to the appendix of my aged American Heritage dictionary, there are two different meanings to the Indo-European root leu-. One has to do with loosening (solution), the other with dirt (pollution). And dilute comes from lou-, having to do with washing.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted pollicitation BranShea 08/21/06 08:58 AM Re: pollicitation / solicitation zmjezhd 08/21/06 01:05 PM Re: pollution/solution speck 08/21/06 02:45 PM Re: pollicitation / solicitation BranShea 08/22/06 05:37 PM Re: pollicitation Charlee 08/21/06 03:18 PM Re: pollicitation zmjezhd 08/21/06 04:41 PM Re: pollicitation Aramis 08/22/06 07:47 PM Re: pollicitation BranShea 08/23/06 01:13 PM Re: pollicitation BranShea 08/23/06 02:11 PM Re: pollicitation BranShea 08/26/06 04:49 PM
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