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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
  1. A prostitute.
  2. A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous.
  3. A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
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Etymology

Old English hōre, Indo-European root *qār "dear"; akin to Old Norse hóra "whore", hórr "adulterer", German Hure "whore", Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Dutch hoer, Latin carus "dear".

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