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- Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:04 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: God Jul !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14677
Apo , atheists, materialist, naturalists, non-supernaturalists - however one wishes to term them - were around prior to Darwin's presentation of a scientifically respectable theory of evolution, so being the former does not immediately translate into the logical necessity (strict implication) of be...
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Der Untergang des Abendlandes
- Replies: 30
- Views: 75150
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:08 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Credo
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48461
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:54 pm
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: «Good Word Discussions»
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29953
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:52 pm
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: smart cookie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 45948
Doug Harper records that «cookie» was in use as early as 1920 to refer to persons, but says as little here with respect to gender as he does when tracing the orgin of «smart cookie».
HenriWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen....
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:35 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: Spell Checker???
- Replies: 25
- Views: 102629
Mamawsandy , for those of us who in the heat of the moment tend to reply directly and forget to compose first in, say, Word™, it's good to know that Google Toolbar provides an orthographic control (spellcheck) that works perfectly well on, e g, draughts of postings to the Agora . Personally I use F...
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:16 pm
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: Singular noun/pronoun and verb
- Replies: 18
- Views: 49554
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:04 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LITOTES
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27833
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:00 pm
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: «Good Word Discussions»
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29953
«Good Word Discussions»
As our dear Dr Goodword has pointed out, the «Good Word Discussions» forum exists to «discuss past Good Words [emphasis added[sub]MHD[/sub]]». For the sake of order, which, as we all know, muß sein , perhaps we should try to respect this norm and send GWotD suggestions to the «Good Word Suggestions»...
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LITOTES
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27833
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:37 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: geomythology
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25307
You tell me.... Henri Henri, I think, in Nathan135's case, I can make a case against the death penalty, and in favor of torture. Larry , I just assumed that it was somebody up there (in the NSA ?) letting me know that I was being surveyed. As for torture, why not make him (or her) read all my posti...
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:03 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Torturing the English language
- Replies: 62
- Views: 129953
- Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:50 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: God Jul !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14677
God Jul !
to all my dear fellow Agorists ! As a present to those interested in such matters, I provide a link to Science 's «Breakthrough of the Year», which has as its theme «Evolution in action», which, after events in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, must seem topical indeed, in particular to list member...
- Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:41 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Torturing the English language
- Replies: 62
- Views: 129953
- Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:27 am
- Forum: WELCOME HOME!
- Topic: Welcome to our new Agora
- Replies: 99
- Views: 400396