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M. Henri Day
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Postby M. Henri Day » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:05 am

For some reason I like this word, which has its accent placed lovingly on the penultimate....

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Re: gravamen

Postby Slava » Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:27 am

For some reason I like this word, which has its accent placed lovingly on the penultimate....

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Aye, gra-VAY-men does have a weightier tone to it.

So, what is the gravamen of the case against fill-in-the-blank?

Are we getting to the heart of the matter?
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:40 pm

the significant part of a grievance or complaint, according
to MerriamWebster. We don't seem to be at the
"heart of the matter" yet?
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