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| This one far outstrips any RDM Words of the Week I've encountered so far :) (It should be noted though that it was Terry who actually said it) --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 07:39, 16 March 2007 (CDT) | | This one far outstrips any RDM Words of the Week I've encountered so far :) (It should be noted though that it was Terry who actually said it) --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 07:39, 16 March 2007 (CDT) |
| :From the podcast for "A Day in the Life":
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| :[http://www.answers.com/harridan&r=67 har·ri·dan] (hăr'ĭ-dn) pronunciation
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| :n. A woman regarded as scolding and vicious.
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| :[Possibly from French haridelle, gaunt woman, old horse, nag.]
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| :RDM uses some pretty obscure diction at times, but this was one of the few words that I've had to straight up look up to figure out what it meant (and how to spell it).--[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:49, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
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| ::Well "stalwart" wasn't the only word I had to look up, but thank the Gods is easy to spell. "Qualms" was also a new word for me, but at least you can make up its meaning from the context. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 08:38, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
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| :::I don't think "stalwart" is that difficult. It's not exactly rare or exotic. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 08:47, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
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| ::::It's not too difficult to spell either, but I think a lot of people (even native Americans) don't know what it means. Same with harridan, and a range of other words RDM uses. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 09:45, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
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