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#1 2007-11-26 00:08:05

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

What I can SUMMARIZE... (surmise)

To “surmise” means to infer …usually from incomplete information. When someone surmises something, he might provide a laundry list of that incomplete information to support his conclusion. In providing such a list, that person may actually feel like he is summarizing his understanding of the situation. So, a person might actually move away from the usage of “surmise” and favor “summarize” instead. This might not always be an eggcorn, but some of usages seem to suggest so—particularly if they contain “from” in their construction.

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ZZ I Move reviews and MP3
But what I can summarize is that IZZ music is powerful and unique. It blends components of new wave, funk, rock, jazz, groove, classical as well as Eastern …
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dea Exchange. Boulder Writers Alliance Meeting Notes, Bould…
After being bombarded by questions, what I can summarize is:... there is a lot of frustration, and the need to stay creative and positive in looking for …
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Can Joomla! extensions be released under non-GPL compatible …
From what I can summarize from this topic is there really only one question that needs to be addressed, and that is “can third party extensions be licensed …
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CAMPONTHIS: May 2006
From what I summarize, he has a biblical passion against legalism (which I also share); but clearly strives for a biblical model that governs personal …
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Richard Kulisz
This is what I summarize from this past few week’s interaction with you, and I will AssumeGoodFaith on your part. Meatball never belonged to c2, ...
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Review of FitFlop – The Latest Fitness Shoes For Busy Women …
Here is what I summarize from what they said:. “Fit Flop has a multi-density midsole. It slightly destablises the foot as one walks, making a continuous …
munfitnessblog.com/fitflop-the-latest-fitness-sh… – 35k – Similar pages
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#2 2007-11-26 00:22:59

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

Re: What I can SUMMARIZE... (surmise)

265 Google hits for “I summarize that”

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Can I summarize that somehow with “awk”? What I want is something like, all on one line:. username home directory Last login. Stuart …
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Locking Hints and LINQ – MSDN Forums
I summarize that we all agree that locking hints/or translevels are important. DLINQ only supports translevels. However you need to side-step the …
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