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Mariethe House
France

word of the day 2
 
For those who did not get the opportunity to answer, here is the link to word of the day.. .
I shall give the name of the winner later on . Some very good answers so far but have not made up my mind yet! if you would like to help me I would be very grateful to get your pm �s!!Smile

http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=22868


1 Oct 2010      





Mariethe House
France

And the prize today has been awarded to POOHBEAR :

Fili Buster is the little daughter of Dolly Buster of course.
Her real name is Filomena, but Fili is nicer and shorter...


Congrats Petra!Bravo!

1fil�i�bus�ter

noun ˈfi-lə-ˌbəs-tər

1

: an irregular military adventurer; specifically : an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century

2

[2filibuster] a : the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly b : an instance of this practice


Origin of FILIBUSTER

Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter

First Known Use: 1851

Merriam Webster

Thank you for participating and sorry about my mispelling of the word !






2 Oct 2010