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Bill_Pick
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Can some one help with this word "Eunch “and” castareted,"I live in a world with out a dictionary until I get to walmart sinday
Both words are from the bible
Both words are from the bible
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Yellow_Belle
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Eunuch: 1. A castrated man employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts.
2. A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed.
To castrate: To remove the testicles of
2. A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed.
To castrate: To remove the testicles of
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Moscati
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Surely you can use an online dictionary? www.dictionary.com?
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Brickmaker
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Dictionaries, online or not, are only useful if you are certain of the spelling of the words you are looking up…
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Catholic90
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And then there is www.merriam-webster.com/
www.onelook.com/
www.yourdictionary.com/
www.google.com/dictionary
dictionary.msn.com/
You can also go to Google and type in “dictionary” for more options.
www.onelook.com/
www.yourdictionary.com/
www.google.com/dictionary
dictionary.msn.com/
You can also go to Google and type in “dictionary” for more options.
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Catholic90
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true that!
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adstrinity
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But, surely, the Bible would have the correct spelling… What I want to know is how a retired man with over 2,000 posts could have gone on this long without knowing.
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Bill_Pick
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Talk about being dumb I just put in the word Eunch and it said castrated. I did not ever know what I was typing when I was puting in castrated,Please forgive me for being so dumb and being a ignoramas
May GOd bless You and have a great day
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Brickmaker
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Nevertheless, if one has a difficulty such as dyslexia, even if a word is in front of you, it can be difficult to ‘see’ the correct sequence of letters in order to consult a dictionary.
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Bill_Pick
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Well I have bad eyes and My hands do not work right and I have a dictionary with 5 kids fron 6 to 9 years old and the dictionary got misplace.I m sorry and hope I did not up set you.
BTW My spelling is not good on a good day.Thank for your help and have a great day and may Our Lord bless you
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jericho777
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Hi Bill do you have microsoft works on your computer? There is a dictionary under tools on the task bar.
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jericho777
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Bill you could type your response in a word document spell check then just cut and paste in the reply box. You’ll look like an english teacher.
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Julian0404
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Bill_Pick
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NO but I will be looking at a new PC soon
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kalt
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I think that most people here don’t care if every word is spelled correctly. If we can figure out what the poster means, it’s good enough.
It might seem unlikely that an adult male wouldn’t know what a eunuch is, but I’ve known some men who know very little about their own anatomy. As we’re aging and health problems become more common, I’m discovering that the public schools didn’t teach much anatomy during the 50’s and 60’s and that parents didn’t fill in the blanks. It’s tough, but you really have to hold your tongue when someone makes some dumb-sounding comment about his own anatomy. It’s not a lack of intelligence. It’s a lack of education.
FWIW, I’m related to a suma cum laude college graduate who can’t spell. Math major.
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jericho777
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It does not matter to me how he spells either but he said he was feeling uncomfortable with his ability. I encouraged him to use the resources on his computer to help himself polish his thoughts. Truth be known I use the dictionary on my computer a lot. I was just trying to help. Was I being offensive?I think that most people here don’t care if every word is spelled correctly. If we can figure out what the poster means, it’s good enough.
It might seem unlikely that an adult male wouldn’t know what a eunuch is, but I’ve known some men who know very little about their own anatomy. As we’re aging and health problems become more common, I’m discovering that the public schools didn’t teach much anatomy during the 50’s and 60’s and that parents didn’t fill in the blanks. It’s tough, but you really have to hold your tongue when someone makes some dumb-sounding comment about his own anatomy. It’s not a lack of intelligence. It’s a lack of education.
FWIW, I’m related to a suma cum laude college graduate who can’t spell. Math major.
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kalt
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And you know that “a lot” is two words! A rare thing.
I don’t think your post was offensive. Some people get really nervous about posting their thoughts, because they’re afraid that their writing skills aren’t good enough. I haven’t seen any Shakespeares or Churchills on here yet, so no one should feel intimidated.
We all make mistakes. I start a thought, change my mind about how I’m going to say it, and end up posting a mix of both. Somehow everyone is able to wade through the mess and figure out what it was I meant to say.
There have only been a few times when I couldn’t figure out what someone was trying to say, and most of those posts were by people who aren’t native English speakers.
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