On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Guy Voets <[email protected]> wrote:

> 2009/5/20 Alan Boba <[email protected]>:
> > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Guy Voets <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> 2009/5/20 James R. Liebert <[email protected]>:
> >> > If you are describing a tabula rosa, set the tabs for the first line.
> >>
> >> pink table?
> >>
> >> "blank slate" or "starting fresh" are the meanings I've heard for the
> > expression as opposed to the literal translation
> >
>
> tabula rasa is latin, and rasa has probably the same root as razor, so
> it's a cleared table (or writing tablet).
> --
> Guy
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> In education it refers to the beginning student .. a blank slate ready to
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