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Child of the 7th Age · 01-15-2003, 06:29 PM

Look at that little tricky word 'well-nigh'. It's an adverb, from the 12th century no less, and means 'nearly' or 'almost'. So one or two dragons could have slipped through.

01-15-2003, 06:29 PM	#2
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Look at that little tricky word 'well-nigh'. It's an adverb, from the 12th century no less, and means 'nearly' or 'almost'. So one or two dragons could have slipped through. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.