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11 Sep 2008, 6:17 am

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11 Sep 2008, 9:23 am

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14 Sep 2008, 11:31 pm

Reckon

dictionary wrote:

reckon |ˈrekən|

verb

1 [ trans. ] establish by counting or calculation; calculate : his debts were reckoned at $300,000 | the Byzantine year was reckoned from September 1.
• ( reckon someone/something among) include in (a class or group) : in high school and college he was always reckoned among the brainiest.

2 [with clause ] informal conclude after calculation; be of the opinion : he reckons that the army should pull out entirely | I reckon I can manage that.
• [ trans. ] (often be reckoned) consider or regard in a specified way : it was generally reckoned a failure.

3 [ intrans. ] ( reckon on) rely on or be sure of doing, having, or dealing with : they had reckoned on a day or two more of privacy.
• [with infinitive ] informal expect to do a particular thing : I reckon to get away by two-thirty.

PHRASES
a —— to be reckoned with (or to reckon with) a thing or person of considerable importance or ability that is not to be ignored or underestimated : the trade unions were a political force to be reckoned with.

PHRASAL VERBS
reckon with (or without) 1 take (or fail to take) into account : it must reckon with two great challenges.
2 ( reckon with) archaic settle accounts with.

ORIGIN
Old English (ge)recenian [recount, relate] ; related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen ‘to count (up).’ Early senses included [give an account of items received] and [mention things in order,] which gave rise to the notion of ‘calculation’ and hence of ‘coming to a conclusion.’

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15 Sep 2008, 12:40 am

My word for the day is......confusion.

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15 Sep 2008, 12:52 am

"no"

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15 Sep 2008, 2:00 am

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15 Sep 2008, 3:59 am

Birds: creatures who won't leave me alone. :!:

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15 Sep 2008, 9:25 am

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15 Sep 2008, 10:19 am

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15 Sep 2008, 11:38 am

Freedom

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