Words of the Day 24/6/10

kco

Jun 24, 2010

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#1

ingress egress--simply entrance and exit. P.T. Barnum posted a sign by one of his busy exhibits: "This way to the great egress" and the patrons thinking they were to see some great oddity went off and found themselves outside. This way the exhibit space was cleared for new customers.

–noun

1. the act of going in or entering.

2. the right to enter.

3. a means or place of entering; entryway.

4. Astronomy . immersion ( def. 5 ) .

Origin,

early 15c., from L. ingressus "entrance," from pp. stem of ingredi "to step into, enter" (see ingredient).

–noun

1. the act or an instance of going, esp. from an enclosed place.

2. a means or place of going out; an exit.

3. the right or permission to go out.

4. Astronomy . emersion ( def. 1 ) .

–verb (used without object)

5. to go out; emerge.

1530s, from L. egressus, from egredi "go out," from ex- "out" + -gredi, comb. form of gradi "step, go"

Answers to Which Words 018

Beguile (b)to charm or divert
Conspicuous (a)easy to be seen
Doleful (b)full of grief

Which Words 019

Excurrent (a)free from blame (b)growing abnormally (c)running out or forth
Funereal (a)underlying (b)mournful (c)offensive to good taste
Groyne (a)hollow where the thigh joins the abdomen (b)an unfair advanage (c) a small jetty

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Anarchy_Chess

Jun 24, 2010

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#2

hi! i don t want to ask something i want to tell you about a mistake you have done. macedonia is NOT a legal name to use for FYROM and i ask you to change it. Thank you

artfizz

Jun 25, 2010

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#3

panas wrote:

hi! i don t want to ask something i want to tell you about a mistake you have done. macedonia is NOT a legal name to use for FYROM and i ask you to change it. Thank you

BorgQueen wrote: Huh? I think you might have posted in the wrong forum!?

Any post is better than none! (FYROM is not a type of Read-Only Memory).

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