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Re: SU needles TRUTH REVEALED!

To: Larry Daniels <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: SU needles TRUTH REVEALED!
From: b-evans@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:46:50 -0700
>Larry Daniels wrote:  "Buster, now look up "founder".  I think you'll find 
>that Peter was correct."
>
Yes, but the preferred word, considering the usage or context, would be 
"flounder", for all were indeed thrashing about wildly trying to find an 
answer, rather than "foundering" as a ship on  rocks.  To say people 
were foundering/failing, would presume a proven right (by Peter) or 
proven wrong.(by the masses).

Silas P. Gumbody
Bald Knob, Arkansas
Resident Etymologist

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <b-evans@earthlink.net>
>To: "Peter C" <peter@nosimport.com>
>Cc: "brian S" <bugeye15@hotmail.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:57 AM
>Subject: Re: SU needles TRUTH REVEALED!
>
>
>  
>
>>Peter C wrote:  "Hope that helps. It should.... you guys were 
>>foundering there. "
>>    
>>
>
>And ignorantly so!!!
>
>Incidently, the word is "flounder".  From Merriam-Webster
>
>    flounder
>    Function: intransitive verb
>    Inflected Form(s): floun7dered; floun7der7ing /-d(&-)ri[ng]/
>    Etymology: probably alteration of founder
>    1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly
>    2.  Sprite race driver
>    3 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
>
>No personnages reflected.
>
>Buster
>
>==============================
>
>Larry Daniels wrote:  "Buster, now look up "founder".  I think you'll find 
>that Peter was correct."
>
>LAD




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