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A new WORD OF THE DAY

pilarmham
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A new WORD OF THE DAY
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Do you know the meaning of this one?
SERENDIPITY
(hope I �m not the only one who didn �t know it...) |
19 Aug 2010
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almaz
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Yes, and I just used it in an email I sent off an hour ago. Isn �t that a bit of luck? |
19 Aug 2010
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pilarmham
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It is, definitely! So you like it, too...? |
19 Aug 2010
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blunderbuster
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Geez, Pilar, my dictionary didn �t even have a "real" translation for the word. I had to have it defined in Google. ;o)
define:serendipity
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19 Aug 2010
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pilarmham
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Regina, there �s a great online dictionary (it �s not my best friend, but nearly!), I recommend it to you:
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19 Aug 2010
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Amandina
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This is my favourite word!! ;))))
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19 Aug 2010
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pilarmham
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Thank you, Mariannina!
OK, so we came to the conclusion that "serendipity" is a happy finding. Now, would you say you are a "serendipper" or a "serendipitist"? (couldn �t quite make up my mind...). |
19 Aug 2010
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sulekra
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Serendipity is also one of my favourite words and things:)
Serendipitist sounds better, but it sounds a bit like an oxymoron - I don �t think you can purposefully discover things by accident;D Maybe a person blessed by serendipity?
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19 Aug 2010
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pilarmham
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I agree, sulekra. The truth is when you come across something, IT actually comes to YOU, rather than the other way round! |
19 Aug 2010
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libertybelle
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Rolls right off the lips and that isn �t by chance but by design!!!
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19 Aug 2010
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