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Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 10, 2010absquatulate \ab-skwoch-uh-leyt\, verb: To flee; abscond. "You'd thank me to 'absquatulate,' as the Yankees say,"interrupts she, laughing and showing the sweetest, shortest, whitest little set of teeth that ever set dentist at defiance. "Well, I will in a minute; but' I have an errand unto thee. oh, captain.'" Predictably, he is rejected by the people and threats are made on his life (Jeremiah is probably in prison at this time) so the Lord commands him to take his family and absquatulate into the desert. Absquatulate is an example of a pseudo-Latinism, which combines Latin roots to form a new word. This was a 19th century linguistic trend in various parts of the United States. | |||||||||
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  Danger! What is the frantic origin of "hello?" (And the source of "hi" may surprise you)We use hello several times a day to greet people or attract attention. But as prevalent as the word is, "hello" is relatively new. Hello came into existence in the mid-1800s. It is an alteration of hallo, which was an alteration of holla or hollo. These words were used to attract immediate attention and demand that the... | |||||||||
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