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Is "ideot" a euphemistic form of idiot?

 
 
ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 11:23 am
@oristarA,
this tells you it is an obsolete form

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obs. ff.
Walter Hinteler
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 11:31 am
@ehBeth,
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http://i60.tinypic.com/346kh3c.jpg

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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 11:53 am
@ehBeth,
ehBeth wrote:

this tells you it is an obsolete form

Quote:
obs. ff.



obs. stands for obsolete; what does ff. stand for?
ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 11:59 am
@oristarA,
http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/

http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/abbreviations/

http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/abbreviations/#f
ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 11:59 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Good luck Walter.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 30 Jun, 2015 06:51 pm
@ehBeth,


Why not tell us what ff. stands for directly? Why try to beat around the bush?
No ff. entry can be found in the links you offered.
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