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Defenestration - Merriam-Webster Ask the Editor
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| May 7, 2012
| MerriamWebsterOnline
Posted on 07/25/2012 11:03:11 AM PDT by EveningStar
The fascinating story behind many people's favorite word.
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; History; Reference; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: asktheeditor; catholics; defenestration; korystamper; merriamwebster; prague; protestants; thirtyyearswar
Kory Stamper is cute, but I'm an Emily Brewster fan myself. :)
To: Slings and Arrows; Borges
To: EveningStar
Anyone who is fed-up with Bill Gates,
can Defenestrate.
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posted on
07/25/2012 11:11:13 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: EveningStar
It's one of my favorite words.
Living in an old Victorian with the window sills a mere 16" from the floor, it runs through my mind frequently. :-)
To: EveningStar
To: EveningStar
Unfortunately, I took Latin in high school, so I learned fenestra before I heard of the Defenestration of Prague.
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posted on
07/25/2012 11:29:47 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans!)
To: EveningStar
Fenster is the German word for window.
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posted on
07/25/2012 12:02:47 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Fenster is the German word for window. I know a little German, he's sitting over there...
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posted on
07/25/2012 12:06:14 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(FUJR (not you, Jim))
To: EveningStar
In 2008 we took a trip to Europe. We stopped in Prague to visit a cousin of mine who showed us how to use the local transportation system, as she was going to have to work most of the time we were there. One day we tried to go see Prague Castle, but got off at the wrong stop. After much wandering about we were only able to catch a glimpse from a distance. We were so tired we just went back to her apartment. Maybe it’s for the best we never got there...
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posted on
07/25/2012 1:08:14 PM PDT
by
Twotone
(Marte Et Clypeo)
To: Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
I’m Defens, HE’S Fenster!
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posted on
07/26/2012 8:56:35 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Eric Holder's NAACP rally against the voter ID laws required the press to bring govt issue photo ID.)
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