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Re: Mothers' Day; "Teen"

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Sunday, May 14, 2006, 21:37
I just got back to the States today, and I can tell you that Italy and
the Netherlands definitely celebrate Mother's Day today...

On 5/14/06, Eldin Raigmore <eldin_raigmore@...> wrote:
> Today is "Mothers' Day" in the United States of America. > I don't know what other countries also celebrate a "Mothers' Day", nor, if > any do, which of them also celebrate on the second Sunday in May. > > ---- > > I looked up the following in Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Tenth > Edition. > > "teen" > (noun) > [Middle English "tene", > from Old English "teona" meaning "injury" or "grief"; > akin to Old Norse "tjon" meaning "loss" or "damage"] > (14th century) > (archaic): > MISERY or AFFLICTION. > > ---- > > Now, were they talking about how a teen (1818) or teener (189x) or teenager > (early 19xx) makes the rest of his/her family feel? > Or about how the teen feels, himself/herself? > > ----- > > eldin >
-- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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