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athelstan



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Junior wrote:
BrianAbbott wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophily


The trouble with quoting Wikipedia is that most of it seems to be B0LLOC0KS, Just like this forum if some one says its true other halfwits believe it. Best to quote The Oxford English dictionary?

Which seems to suggest the opposite of Xenophobe is Xenophile Thumbs Up

Xenophily/ia seemingly is a madeup word in science fiction refering to Humans that F@ck Extraterrestials Shocked


Junior you are correct in that the OED does declare that the noun, a Xenophile, is a person who likes foreigners or things foreign. The English language has embraced Greek words as it has words from other classic languages for example Latin, as well as modern languages particularly French and German.

That's the organic beauty of the modern English language. As such my reference to its (xeno) Greek origins and its other acknowledged derivatives is valid following the ridiculous reactionary response to my usage of the word xenophobic which prompted posting such as the one you refer to.

And righty, you were also wise to expose sci-fi's prevalent malfeasance in tardy lexicalisation.
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athelstan



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Speedway wrote:
I've never read so much bo Censored ks in my life, grow up and stick to the original post.


Yorkshire by the grace of God


Indeed - bo Censored ks
Post #123688 15th Dec 2011 7:17 pm
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BrianAbbott



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Oh, enough already!

Athelstan, I'm truly sorry for winding you up.

Ordinarily I'd stay well clear of this sort of stuff (life's too short!) but, I guess having had a good lunch etc I was just in a mood to press your buttons Smile

No harm intended and once again my apologies. Thumbs Up

Bow down Bow down Brian

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EYorkshire



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Hello, this thread has made me open another tab to search the meaning of these long words, that may assist me in the understanding of the c Censored p being discussed. Laughing Thumbs Up

Carry on, I'm still no wiser Confused
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Tandemman



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the dipping system in mainland Europe has usually been to dip the lights straight downwards and not, like ours, to one side or the other. This is why beam benders are not needed for Mainland European cars coming over to the UK.
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Tandemman Thumbs Up
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EYorkshire



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+1 Tandemman

Sometimes the hardest thing is wating for the right man with the right answer to come along.
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A more accurate description would be that the dipping system in the uk creates a sharp kick up of light on the left and the european system produces a flat cut off. The beam benders do not bend a beam they simply attempt to remove the kich up of light on the left side.
I hope nobody needed to use a dictionary to understand my reply, I have always thought that language should be kept as simple as possible as use of unfamiliar words leads to a failure to communicate and language is a tool of communication.
Just my opinion of course. Whistle
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Dentists communicate better if you but something in your mouth before talking.


Arghhhh erggh ag ag arg arg , isnt that correct Mr tandem? At work
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Tandemman, sense at last Thumbs Up . Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.

English by birth..... Yorkshire by the grace of God.
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garyd



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Love this site

Thanks, Tandemman,

Naturally there was a lot of banter

but in the end we learn something New,,

Well i did

Thanks You..
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Junior



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chicken george wrote:
what did we learn? I forget now


All I have learnt is that a Xenophiliac likes to shag aliens Laughing
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