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I'm not sure what the point was?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 05:04:35 AM EST
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the linguistic link between "despicable" and "picture"

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 05:11:30 AM EST
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I don't think so. I 'm trying to look the etimology on the Oxford English Dictionary and it seems it's related to 'spec' as in 'look'.

Despicable means 'that should be looked down upon'.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 05:13:14 AM EST
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And it gives shun as being from old english with unknown derivation.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 05:14:00 AM EST
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