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"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all???the apathy of human beings."
- Helen Keller

Plat
noun, verb, plat??ted, plat??ting.
???noun
1. a plot of ground.
2. a plan or map, as of land.
???verb (used with object)
3. to make a plat of; plot.
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Origin:
1400???50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat ( see plate1 )

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cev883 Apr 20110comments

Silly things said in newspaperscev88

all are real
1. get 50% off or half price, whichever is less
2. fish need water, feds say
3. alton attorney accidentally sues himself
4. county to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds
5. utah poison control reminds everyone not to take poison
6. police were called to market square for a report about a "suspicious coin." investagating officer reported it was a quarter.

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cev882 Apr 20110comments

Word of the day 4/2/11cev88

tine

???noun
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
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Also, especially British , tyne.

Origin:
before 900; late Middle English tyne, Middle English tind, Old English; cognate with Old High German zint, Old Norse tindr

???Related forms
tined, adjective

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cev882 Apr 20112comments

Word of the Day 4/1/11cev88

Kidult
??? n
1. an adult who is interested in forms of entertainment such as computer games, television programmes, etc that are intended for children

??? adj
2. aimed at or suitable for kidults, or both children and adults

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cev881 Apr 20110comments

Word of the day 3/29/11cev88

Aa
???noun
basaltic lava having a rough surface.

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cev8829 Mar 20112comments