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date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:27 +0100,
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
>By the way it is my opinion that "opinionating" is not a word, opinion is
>not a verb. I don't intend posting the complete OED as evidence, so I
>suspect that you will not believe me.
>
opine verb (opined, opining) formal to suppose or express something as an
opinion.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin opinari to think.
date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:27 +0100
author: unknown
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
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>>By the way it is my opinion that "opinionating" is not a word, opinion is
>>not a verb. I don't intend posting the complete OED as evidence, so I
>>suspect that you will not believe me.
>>
>
> opine verb (opined, opining) formal to suppose or express something as an
> opinion.
> ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin opinari to think.
>
Indeed; so "opining" would be correct, although no one would know what you
meant.
73
Jeff
date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:18:25 +0100
author: Jeff
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
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>Indeed; so "opining" would be correct, although no one would know what you
>meant.
Got it in one. Just thought I'd drop in the fact. Would not want an opinion
to get in the way :-)
date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:21:22 +0100
author: unknown
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:18:25 +0100, "Jeff" wrote:
>Indeed; so "opining" would be correct, although no one would know what you
>meant.
>
>73
>Jeff
Or were familiar with Webster's Dictionary, or the works of James,
Poe, Thurber, Twain and other writers from across the pond.
Even Garrison Keeler regularly uses it. :-)
Nick.
date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:07:57 +0100
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
wrote in message
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> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:18:25 +0100, "Jeff" wrote:
>
>>Indeed; so "opining" would be correct, although no one would know what you
>>meant.
>>
>>73
>>Jeff
>
> Or were familiar with Webster's Dictionary, or the works of James,
> Poe, Thurber, Twain and other writers from across the pond.
> Even Garrison Keeler regularly uses it. :-)
>
> Nick.
Sounds like a 'crass Americanism as Walt would put it. (:-))
Jeff
date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:01 +0100
author: Jeff
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Re: [ ] Gas Company piping is not repeat not blue in colour.
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:01 +0100, "Jeff" wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:18:25 +0100, "Jeff" wrote:
>>
>>>Indeed; so "opining" would be correct, although no one would know what you
>>>meant.
>>>
>>>73
>>>Jeff
>>
>> Or were familiar with Webster's Dictionary, or the works of James,
>> Poe, Thurber, Twain and other writers from across the pond.
>> Even Garrison Keeler regularly uses it. :-)
>>
>> Nick.
>
>Sounds like a 'crass Americanism as Walt would put it. (:-))
Exactly.
73 de G3NYY
--
Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com
date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:02:54 +0100
author: Walt Davidson
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