G'night Oppo...and a thought for the evening

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03/31/2014 at 00:16 • Filed to: None

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Take the word "project," as in, say, "project car." Have you ever noticed the similarities between the word project and projectile?


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Kinja'd!!! samssun > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
03/31/2014 at 00:42

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It's not a coincidence, they're the same base word with the same Latin roots. Pro + iacio = to throw forward.


Kinja'd!!! desertdog5051 > samssun
03/31/2014 at 01:06

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I guess I should have paid more attention in Catholic School Latin class.


Kinja'd!!! samssun > desertdog5051
03/31/2014 at 01:21

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Inject, subject, eject, interject, reject, conject(ure)...to throw in, under, out, between, back, or with...


Kinja'd!!! Simplify, then add beer > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
03/31/2014 at 01:45

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http://thesaurus.com/browse/project

They list ' fun ' as an antonym for project . Makes sense.


Kinja'd!!! desertdog5051 > samssun
03/31/2014 at 01:47

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Then you will appreciate this, No?

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http://andrewgirardin.blogspot.com/2011/04/asteri…