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To: MagnoliaB

“Resolute” used by queen during her address. Coincidence?


812 posted on 04/05/2020 12:03:55 PM PDT by J. Worthington
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To: J. Worthington

curiously that word keeps coming up


819 posted on 04/05/2020 12:14:41 PM PDT by Steven W.
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To: J. Worthington

Took me a minute to find it on BBC so I missed a little. I missed that. OR it went over my head. Some things about it reminded me of the cryptic hollyweirdo videos they have been putting out recently. I need to listen to it again.


820 posted on 04/05/2020 12:15:24 PM PDT by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you will find you get what you need.)
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To: J. Worthington

resolute (adj.)

early 15c., “dissolved, of loose structure,” also “morally lax,” from Latin resolutus, past participle of resolvere “untie, unfasten, loose, loosen” (see resolve). Meaning “determined, decided, absolute, final” is from c. 1500, especially in resolute answer, a phrase “common in 16th c.” [OED]. From 1530s of persons. The notion is of “breaking (something) into parts” as the way to arrive at the truth of it and thus make the final determination (compare resolution).


831 posted on 04/05/2020 12:24:18 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas
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Good catch!

Connected to POTUS’ saying “Resolute” twice on Friday (Saturday?) during his briefing?


909 posted on 04/05/2020 2:50:56 PM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WGA)
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