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To: tioga
One of the most polysemous words in the English language is "fair." I looked carefully through the several dozen meanings associated with the word, but never found Obama's: "take wealth from those who earned it and give it to those who didn't."

fair 1 (fɛə) — adj 1. free from discrimination, dishonesty, etc; just; impartial 2. in conformity with rules or standards; legitimate: a fair fight 3. (of the hair or complexion) light in colour 4. beautiful or lovely to look at 5. moderately or quite good: a fair piece of work 6. unblemished; untainted 7. (of the tide or wind) favourable to the passage of a vessel 8. sunny, fine, or cloudless 9. informal ( prenominal ) thorough; real: a fair battle to get to the counter 10. pleasant or courteous 11. apparently good or valuable, but really false: fair words 12. open or unobstructed: a fair passage 13. ( Austral ) (of handwriting) clear and legible 14. informal a fair crack of the whip , a fair shake of the dice , a fair go a fair opportunity; fair chance 15. fair and square in a correct or just way 16. fair do's a.equal shares or treatment b.an expression of appeal for equal shares or treatment 17. fair enough! an expression of agreement 18. informal ( Austral ), ( NZ ) fair go! come off it!; I don't believe it! 19. fair to middling about average — adv 20. in a fair way; correctly: act fair, now! 21. absolutely or squarely; quite: the question caught him fair off his guard 22. dialect really or very: fair tired — vb 23. dialect ( intr ) (of the weather) to become fine and mild — n 24. archaic a person or thing that is beautiful or valuable, esp a woman [Old English fæger ; related to Old Norse fagr , Old Saxon, Old High German fagar , Gothic fagrs suitable] 'fairness 1 — n fair 2 (fɛə) — n 1. a travelling entertainment with sideshows, rides, etc, esp one that visits places at the same time each year 2. a gathering of producers of and dealers in a given class of products to facilitate business: a book fair 3. an event including amusements and the sale of goods, esp for a charity; bazaar 4. a regular assembly at a specific place for the sale of goods, esp livestock

22 posted on 04/02/2013 6:09:16 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

A+++ And I was anticipating how you what words you would use to rhyme with.


43 posted on 04/02/2013 8:01:06 AM PDT by tioga
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