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Old 08-30-2004, 08:21 AM   #41
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And thus my cunning plan to vex Jeff and others with gratuitous Latin advances apace...
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Just remember that the root of the word comes from the Latin necessare ie 'to need'. That should make things easier...
Unless, of course, you confuse it with the possible Latin "nessecare" ie "to need (misspelled)". :)

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"nessecare" ie "to need (misspelled)".

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I thought that was what the Loch ness Monster got from its mommy...
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Unless, of course, you confuse it with the possible Latin "nessecare" ie "to need (misspelled)".

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If you keep in mind that the Romans pronounced the "c" as a "k", the confusion might be less...
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