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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. List of English words with disputed usage - Wikipedia

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    A aggravate – Some have argued that this word should not be used in the sense of "to annoy" or "to oppress", but only to mean "to make worse". According to AHDI, the use of "aggravate" as "annoy" occurs in English as far back as the 17th century. In Latin, from which the word was borrowed, both meanings were used. Sixty-eight percent of AHD4's usage panel approves of its use in "It's the ...

  4. Where did the name winter come from? How the season got ... - AOL

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    Daylight savings time has ended, and now we have to reckon with an earlier and earlier sunset.. But for some, this time of year is an exciting countdown to snow days and holiday celebrations. Some ...

  5. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).

  6. $8.22 at amazon.com. While you’ve probably heard of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, you may not know that it’s a publication that was founded by Robert B. Thomas in 1792 in Grafton, Massachusetts ...

  7. Woman Gives Friend a Secret Santa Gift with a Special Message ...

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    Someone took the time to really think about this gift. The most thoughtful gift I've ever received. I'm so grateful for it. I’ll treasure it forever.” ...

  8. Talk:List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    For example: "Rory Da Costa is the biggest doos to walk the planet!" From the Afrikaans word for box as used in common everyday language. Though people trying to speaking Afrikaans in a pure form still use the word doos when referring to a small box. Dutchman - affectionate term for an Afrikaner. __ Last time someone called me a Dutchman he ...

  9. Reese Witherspoon Reveals the Holiday Tradition She Tried ...

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    Reese Witherspoon always planned to write a book for kids for the holidays.. The Morning Show star, 48, whose third book in her children's series, Busy Betty & the Perfect Christmas Present, is ...