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On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:07:49 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > The root word it derives from basically means "to make smaller or |
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> > less important". |
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> Actually, in the Mother Tongue, it means "to express disapproval of" (I |
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> quote an Oxford English dictionary). |
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You quote one of the three definitions in the OED. The second is "plead |
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earnestly against", which applies here. The third is "pray against" which |
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applies just before removal fro the tree :) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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668 - The neighbour of the beast. |
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