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- From: espen@itekiris.kjemi.unit.no (Epsonasjen)
- Subject: Re: is flamer a word?
- Message-ID: <espen.23.0@itekiris.kjemi.unit.no>
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- References: <1993Jan19.175340.16585@ttinews.tti.com> <1jk39gINN2qq@seven-up.East.Sun.COM>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:52:22 GMT
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- In article <1jk39gINN2qq@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
- >From: egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
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- [blahblahblah]
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- >>noun form of the verb "flame". Thus, something in flames
- >>(such as a flambe) can properly be called a flamer.
- >
- >So when I ride a motorcycle, it is the motorcycle which is the rider?
- >A baseball hit by a batter is the hitter?
- >
- >The noun flamer refers to the one who renders the flames. A flambe is
- >a flambe, the chef is the flamer.
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- Wow!
- Then he must be the ultimate Denizen then !!!?
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- :-})
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- Norwegian Inst. of Technology * I gotta wear shades
- N-7034 Trondheim * '74 VOLVO !!!
- E-mail: espen@itekiris.kjemi.unit.no * '57 Speed Twin
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- YASS (Yet another stupid .sig ............)
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