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| 25 new of 1012 responses total. |
aruba
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response 950 of 1012:
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Dec 8 22:03 UTC 2004 |
passed
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albaugh
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response 951 of 1012:
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Dec 9 00:03 UTC 2004 |
assist
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prp
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response 952 of 1012:
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Dec 9 01:45 UTC 2004 |
missal
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gelinas
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response 953 of 1012:
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Dec 9 02:03 UTC 2004 |
And that is five guesses. :)
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kentn
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response 954 of 1012:
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Dec 9 13:12 UTC 2004 |
pimply 1 (gelinas)
visual 2 (blaise)
passed 0 (aruba)
assist 0 (albaugh)
missal 2 (prp)
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blaise
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response 955 of 1012:
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Dec 9 15:31 UTC 2004 |
tissue
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aruba
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response 956 of 1012:
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Dec 9 16:00 UTC 2004 |
diktat
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prp
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response 957 of 1012:
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Dec 9 21:57 UTC 2004 |
fletch
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gelinas
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response 958 of 1012:
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Dec 10 01:13 UTC 2004 |
winked
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albaugh
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response 959 of 1012:
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Dec 10 19:18 UTC 2004 |
eyeing
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blaise
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response 960 of 1012:
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Dec 10 23:51 UTC 2004 |
And that's five guesses.
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cyberpnk
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response 961 of 1012:
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Dec 11 08:23 UTC 2004 |
missle
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kentn
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response 962 of 1012:
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Dec 11 21:20 UTC 2004 |
tissue 2 (blaise)
diktat 1 (aruba)
fletch 0 (prp)
winked 3 (gelinas)
eyeing 0 (albaugh)
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kentn
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response 963 of 1012:
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Dec 11 21:26 UTC 2004 |
missle 1 (cyberpnk)
Note that while "missle" appears to be a common misspelling of
"missile" it is also in the OED as an obsolete form of "missel".
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prp
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response 964 of 1012:
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Dec 12 01:53 UTC 2004 |
winful
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aruba
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response 965 of 1012:
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Dec 12 16:21 UTC 2004 |
Looks good.
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kentn
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response 966 of 1012:
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Dec 13 03:40 UTC 2004 |
winful 6 (prp) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Your word, Paul.
(OED 2d ed)
winful, a.1 Obs. rare. [f. win sb.1 + -ful. ] Laborious.
* 1443-9 Pecock Donet ii. vi. (1921) 128 Al seruile werk, žat is to
seie, al worldly wynful werk;
winful, a.2 Obs. rare. [f. win sb.2 + -ful. ] Pleasant.
* 1438 Bk. Alexander Gt. (Bann.) 107 And burgeons of thare brancheis
bredis, And woddis winnis thare winfull wedis.
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aruba
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response 967 of 1012:
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Dec 13 16:00 UTC 2004 |
Neither one of those quotes spelled it the way the OED does. I wonder how
they decided it was a word, spelled the way they spell it? What criteria
does it have to meet?
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prp
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response 968 of 1012:
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Dec 13 21:52 UTC 2004 |
I suppose at some point it was decided that while full would stay full,
-full would become -ful. I imagine to make English spelling is difficult
as possible
_0 winful 0 Last kentn_
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aruba
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response 969 of 1012:
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Dec 14 04:46 UTC 2004 |
teepee
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gelinas
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response 970 of 1012:
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Dec 14 05:08 UTC 2004 |
rotten
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blaise
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response 971 of 1012:
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Dec 14 16:31 UTC 2004 |
banana
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kentn
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response 972 of 1012:
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Dec 15 04:49 UTC 2004 |
series
(I think sometimes/most of the time, the OED goes for the earliest
known usage, not necessarily current spelling).
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aruba
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response 973 of 1012:
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Dec 15 19:53 UTC 2004 |
I got a message on my voice mail yesterday from prp - he said he will be
away from Grex for several weeks, and would like someone else to take over
being "it". Who would like the opportunity?
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albaugh
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response 974 of 1012:
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Dec 15 22:36 UTC 2004 |
paired
kentn, since you were the prior "it-ee"? If not, you can stick me with it...
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