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Only 167... disappointing. Thought we did better than that.
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Next time let's shoot for 200!
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Quit buggering up my thread, thank you very much.
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What does the "Wo" in "Woman" mean?
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It is a modern collapsing and breakdown of the old English basically meaning Wife, as in woman is the wife of man.

Before anyone gets all man-bashy and hateful toward men for all being misogynist because of the English Language, just remember that the language itself is / was evolving and there were fewer words, fewer terms to make descriptions. Centuries ago there was only one word for the Sun. One word for a rock. That the language now seems one sided against women, it is a coincidence. And it is evolving. Chairman? Chairwoman? Chairperson.

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I was just wondering why men don't get a suffix. It used to be werman.
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You mean prefix? Like I said, the language is evolving. And English certainly is a sticky wicket. Having roots in German, Nordic, Gaelic, and Latin, with a smidgen of Greek thrown in before they even start just making up words from scratch. Tintinnabulation. Spellcheck even recognizes that one. Thanks, Edgar.
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Got it! From this point on males will be known as Earman!
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What do you call someone in the middle and what bathroom do they use?
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I don't care, as long as they don't pee on the floor, and they wash their hands when they are done.
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Clarence wrote:What do you call someone in the middle and what bathroom do they use?
Transgender and they use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
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No, a transgender is not "in the middle". The correct term for someone who has charasteristics of both man and woman or who feels both male and female would be androgyn.
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LaLou wrote:No, a transgender is not "in the middle". The correct term for someone who has charasteristics of both man and woman or who feels both male and female would be androgyn.
I wasn't trying to be overly politically correct with my silly question :P
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Accessible vs Available, what's the difference?
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It's like when you have access to a cookie jar

... but there are no cookies available :(
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But then I don't have access to cookies
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moe wrote:But then I don't have access to cookies
No but you have access to the jar

My wife plays this trick on me all the time

Ok I'll shut up and let Zot take the stage now lol
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They are very similar, but you would use available in a more general sense, and accessible in more of a specific sense, usually (but not always) work related. Accessible is often used to describe a boss who is open to his underlings. Available can be used to describe anyone who is not otherwise engaged, busy, and or occupied, thus making them unavailable.
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How's your knee doing?
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Nothing broken, but my left calf is about 20% bigger than the right one. And very tight / stiff. Limited range of motion. Nathan (my Sifu) gave me some Chinese herbs and a plaster to apply to the area so I don't make it worse while hauling washers and dryers around. He says if it is not better by Tuesday, he will do some acupuncture to it.
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