Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

Hi Craig. The first thing that came to mind was blood as you mention in your author's note and "con" with sanguinate -- with blood. It's funny how words come in and go out with time. The image and poem together express your word well. Nice rhyme pattern. Marilyn

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2018

Hi Marilyn,

Please rest assured I have read, and truly appreciate your comments. And, as is always the case, I responded individually to them. Then, by simply pressing the wrong button, I irretrievably lost ten responses that had taken me half an hour or more to type (not for the first time). I don't have time to retype them all today, so you are now receiving a "canned" response, and for that I'm sorry.

Please know that I do appreciate your comments, very much. And, if you get time, perhaps drop Tom a note suggesting he remove the stupid "Next Page" button from the comments page, or at least auto-save the responses before opening a new page. Thanks :)

reply by BeasPeas on 24-Aug-2018

Hi Craig. I've been off FS for about a week. The site is getting so cluttered with popups that it seems there is just a small window to see messages. I would LUV to have a simpler page. Perhaps letting Tom know to simplify for better viewing is warranted. Regarding losing responses, it's happened to me, too. Best, Marilyn

Comment from Debbie Pope

Excellent

I actually think that this word was in my daughter's SAT review material. You did a better job than Kaplan with this skilled nemonic. You are so adept with words. You even know what you are doing. You pepper with lots of humor, but you always know what you are doing. I am impressed as usual, with your poem.

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 Comment Written 23-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2018

Hi Debbie,

Please rest assured I have read, and truly appreciate your comments. And, as is always the case, I responded individually to them. Then, by simply pressing the wrong button, I irretrievably lost ten responses that had taken me half an hour or more to type (not for the first time). I don't have time to retype them all today, so you are now receiving a "canned" response, and for that I'm sorry.

Please know that I do appreciate your comments, very much. And, if you get time, perhaps drop Tom a note suggesting he remove the stupid "Next Page" button from the comments page, or at least auto-save the responses before opening a new page. Thanks :)

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

That's an interesting etymology. I would have assumed that it had something to do with being blood-brothers - or blood-sisters (if girls go in for that kind of thing).

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 Comment Written 23-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2018

Many thanks, Tony. It's a weird one. As I said in the notes, I couldn't find the exact word online at all, only closely related ones (no pun intended). Cheers, Craig