This one really made me smile! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of suse Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: FLUXLIST: cum event
[cum event] be with someone be cum something From: "Doctor Dictionary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:00 AM Subject: cum: Dictionary.com Word of the Day > Word of the Day for Wednesday April 5, 2006 > > cum \KUM; KUHM\, preposition: > With; along with; combined with; -- often used in combination. > > In 1999 he finished converting an old dairy into a sort of > village -- a hip warren of apartments adjoining a > restaurant and bar, some art galleries, some studios, and > an "e-mat" (a laundromat-cum-cybercafé). > -- Bill Donahue, "Byte, Byte, Against the Dying of the > Light", [1]The Atlantic, May 2001 > > Pretty soon, we're digging up the lunch, washing it off at > a stand pipe and heading for the shed-cum-kitchen, where > the two burners are quickly pressed into working overtime. > -- Bob Granleese, "A bumper crop", [2]The Guardian, > September 14, 2002 > > The memorial service cum political rally for Senator > Wellstone brought the sacred low. > -- William J. Bennett, "A Party of Corruption?", > [3]National Review, November 4, 2002 > > Mark Humphrey, the rising star among interior designers, > has created a highly-collectable dual-function, chrome and > walnut candlestick-cum-rose vase. > -- Nick Pandya, "Making Christmas a one-off", [4]The > Guardian, November 2, 2002 > _________________________________________________________ > > Cum is from the Latin cum, "with." > > References > > 1. http://www.theatlantic.com/ > 2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/ > 3. http://www.nationalreview.com/ > 4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/ > > Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation > > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=cum > > Note: Audio pronunciation available only to Premium members. > To learn more about the benefits of Premium membership, > visit our site: http://dictionary.reference.com/premium/?r=9 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Free content! Learn how to put the Word of the Day on your site: > http://dictionary.reference.com/help/linking/wordoftheday.html?r=9 > > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > > You are currently subscribed to Dictionary.com Word of the Day as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the list by email, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via email, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscriptions can be turned on and off from the Web at > http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/list/ > > Dictionary.com Word of the Day > http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ > (C) 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. > 65 Pine Ave, #319 Long Beach, CA 90802
