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Furlough

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:27 am
by Flaminius
Definition quoted below. The most frequent sense I hear the word is used in is, "involuntary standby from working." I came across this word while a server breakdown furloughed me at the office. No cure is better than venting it out as a sublimated language fun.
SYLLABICATION: fur·lough
PRONUNCIATION: fûr'lō
NOUN: 1a. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces. b. A usually temporary layoff from work. c. A leave of absence from prison granted to a prisoner. 2. The papers or documents authorizing a leave: The soldiers had their furloughs in their breast pockets.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: fur·loughed, fur·lough·ing, fur·loughs
1. To grant a leave to. 2. To lay off (workers).
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of vorloffe, furlogh, from Dutch verlof, from Middle Dutch. See leubh- in Appendix I.
from http://www.bartleby.com/61/92/F0369200.html

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:55 am
by Apoclima
Furlough, often furlong in the orient, means many things!

"After the capture of that enemy combatant, I was given a furlough in Tokyo."

"I wish my furlong was that long!"

"I would furlough with you, but......"

"A forlough is something given a military man who has done something that he should be very proud of, or something he has yet to be forgiven for."

"I furlough that!"

Apo

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:05 am
by Spiff
If a Dutchman pronounces "verlof", it will even sound like "furlough". :)

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:24 am
by Brazilian dude
"I wish my furlong was that long!"
Why don't you use the peepee enlarging techniques they advertise on your junkmail? More than one person is satisfied. Look at this happy face - :D

Brazilian dude

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:41 pm
by KatyBr
BD, I hear you whistling those dirty ditties, you are so funny.

Kt