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CowperKettle

04:10

Test 123

Anti-flood measure

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CowperKettle

06:24

test 123

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@userr2684291 it is romashka in Russian, a borrowing from Latin " anthemis rōmāna" via Polish

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CowperKettle

08:30

> I PLUCKED a honeysuckle where
The hedge on high is quick with thorn,
And climbing for the prize, was torn,
And fouled my feet in quag-water;
And by the thorns and by the wind
The blossom that I took was thinn'd,
And yet I found it sweet and fair.

But!

But water fails to rhyme with where

parvin

08:53

what is a synonym for "tangible" that fits in this sentence :
computer's "tangible" language is 0 and 1

CowperKettle

09:47

@parvin real

userr2684291

10:19

@CowperKettle That's a different plant, though! (: There're two plants commonly referred to as chamomile: Anthemis nobilis or (synonymous with) "Chamaemelum nobile, Roman, English or garden chamomile", which we call Roman chamomile (rimska kamilica/kamomila), and "Matricaria chamomilla (also known as Water of Youth'), German chamomile or wild chamomile, the most commonly used species", or just chamomile.

Chamomile

Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) ( KAM-ə-myl or KAM-ə-meel) is the common name for several daisy-like plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species are commonly used to make herb infusions thought to serve various medicinal purposes. Popular uses of chamomile preparations include treating hay fever, inflammation, muscle spasms, menstrual disorders, insomnia, ulcers, gastrointestinal disorders, and hemorrhoids. Chamomile is also thought to treat skin conditions such as eczema, chickenpox, and psoriasis. == Etymology == The word "chamomile...

CowperKettle

Word of the day: katydid /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/

I'm amazed at ˈkeɪti. Why not kati?

userr2684291

@CowperKettle The name Katy is pronounced the same.

@parvin Where rhymes with fair.

userr2684291

10:42

Err, I clicked on the wrong message.

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