Merriam Webster's is THE dictionary. No doubt it is in the unabridged version, which is a pay version. I dunno if indicate is a good synonym for presage because presage in all of its meanings is "to portend a future occurrence". In fact, I'm sure it isn't a good synonym. Sucks that you had to go back to 2002 to find some obscure webpage that had it in use. I just find it curious that Merriam Webster's usage example was out of Shakespeare. Also the first page of links brought from Google are either dictionary entries or last names of people My point, Deceks7, is that you seem to frequently throw out archaic, in fact, OBSOLETE words in your posts. While definitely unnecessary, it also seems that you are mocking the intelligence of the people you are conversing with. If the words you are using are 1) not in the most popular and famous dictionary, 2) not even used correctly in a sentence, and 3) have usage references dating back to the 1500s.... maybe a better idea would be to avoid them altogether. Capisce?
In my defense, I started that post before MT posted. Had it in edit mode for around 15 minutes. What can I say. Inspiration calls.
Well, he should not resort to the usage of antiquated language as a means of talking down to people. Deceks7 is better than that.
We can discuss the rest of your reply in private if you feel the need, but I do wish to respond to this statement in public. I have set out to mock someone 4 times in my time here. One was a vol, another a bammer, and one I regretted the minute I hit submit. The fourth was to enter a fray where someone was purposefully being hurtful. There may be others, but I do not recall them. Sorry if you take my post as mocking, they are meant simply as tongue-in-cheek.:thumb:
