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Mortification & crawling
Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Dec 18, 1999
Luna, Loony and Madmunk, lunatics
Mortification & crawling
Luna(Queen of Hearts) Posted Dec 19, 1999
*blushing*
The two of you are far too kind. It's great to know that no time is too late.
I peered across the sand and saw Looney on the pier giving up his swimsuit. Good show!
Mad Munk, where were you? Are you going to rebel and wear yours?
Beware, someone might snatch it, and bury it under the berry bushes.
OK, this is getting lame.......I'll stop now.
Luna(tic)
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Kaptain Kavey Posted Feb 7, 2000
Hmmm, that's not really two meanings... a chair person is so referred to because he/ she sits in the main chair...
I dont think I have ever heard the word chair by itself used to describe a person who is chairing an event... but then I know you have very different word use in the states so please ignore me if i am talking bollox....
/<avey
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Tigger Posted Feb 8, 2000
Sorry Kaptain,
People do talk about the 'chair' when refering to the person chairing the meeting -- been there, heard that !
Tigger |/\/\/\/|
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Tigger Posted Feb 10, 2000
Probably - but when does an abbreviation become 'word' in its own right ?
Tigger
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Kaptain Kavey Posted Feb 10, 2000
Good point, not sure really... I suppose when we all recognise what it is referring to and since people do with chairperson then it counts I guess?
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Tigger Posted Feb 11, 2000
So language develops - I feel sorry for the French, who officially have a committee to keep the language 'pure' (i.e. keep out foreign words & to generate new 'French' words where needed!) - this seems to just help put their language in aspic, where it would shrivel & die - luckily, in the 'real' world, the French adopt foreign words with aplomb, ignoring their own committee !
Tigger
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Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Feb 13, 2000
And some words mean different things in the various English speaking countries. Schoolchildren in England and America would be going to totally different places if heading for the head.
The one thing in common is they would both probably end up sitting down - but not neccessarily in chairs. They could both pass stools though.
Cheers, Loony
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