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bridge

Postby bbeeton » Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:56 pm

There are several kinds of bridges, both "concrete" and conceptual. The first kind can be designed by architects or dentists; the second is a connector, possibly most often used as a verb, but also a musical technique. Then there's the game, which doesn't seem to be related etymologically.

And a while back, Slava turned up a delightful misconstruction relating to "abridge" viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5845&p=35175&hilit=abridge#p35175, which is something else entirely. (But can a vehicle that is truncated by trying to pass under an overpass with too little clearance be said to be "abridged"?)

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Re: bridge

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:07 pm

Taken up and treated here.
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