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  2. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2010 January 22

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    Think of "reckon (with)" as a synonym for "estimate" or "consider" and the usages should become clearer. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:56, 22 January 2010 (UTC) The phrase to be reckoned with is a stock phrase or cliché. The phrase has a meaning as a whole that has only a loose connection with the individual words that form it.

  3. Metaphors We Live By - Wikipedia

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    Metaphors We Live By is a book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published in 1980. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book suggests metaphor is a tool that enables people to use what they know about their direct physical and social experiences to understand more abstract things like work, time, mental activity and feelings.

  4. Reckon (company) - Wikipedia

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    Reckon Limited was founded by Greg Wilkinson in 1987, who was its chief executive officer until 2006. [5] Funded initially with the $2,000 dollar credit limit on a friend's credit card, Greg Wilkinson started republishing and distributing Quicken & QuickBooks software products in Australia under a licensing agreement with Intuit. [6]

  5. “What Is The Funniest Joke You’ve Been Told That You Still ...

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    So the next day when the duck comes into the pub the bartender says, "Hey Mr. Duck, I reckon I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money." "I'm always looking for the next job ...

  6. Thought - Wikipedia

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    [96] [97] Other suggestions for the difference between the two forms of thinking include that conscious thought tends to follow formal logical laws while unconscious thought relies more on associative processing and that only conscious thinking is conceptually articulated and happens through the medium of language.

  7. 20 of the best gifts for new moms (that aren't for the baby)

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    Read More:. Gifts for new dads, right this way. The very best gifts for women, done and dusted. What to buy the coffee lovers on your gift list. But one thing that shouldn't have to change?

  8. Reckoner - Wikipedia

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    "Reckoner" features Yorke's falsetto, "frosty, clanging" percussion, a "meandering" guitar line, piano, and a string arrangement by the guitarist Jonny Greenwood. [4] Yorke said the guitar riff was a homage to the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, "in my sort of clunky 'can't-really-pick' kind of way".

  9. 50 Inventions From The Past That Were Amazingly Innovative - AOL

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    When you think of a vending machine, things like snacks, sodas, or even pharmaceutical supplies may come to mind. But you might be surprised to know that the first ever vending machine actually ...