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Quarms - Please clarify
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unluckystar
Sep 24, 2003, 5:08:00 PM9/24/03
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Hi,
I've heard the phrase "to have to quarms" with something but I can't find
"quarm" or "quarms" in any online dictionary or thesaurus.
Is this word slang? Is it based on a foreign word?
Could someone please put me straight on this issue...
Harvey Van Sickle
Sep 24, 2003, 6:32:00 PM9/24/03
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:08:00 GMT, unluckystar wrote
Look it up under "qualm" (the "l" is silent).
Definitely not slang -- and with a solid root in Old English.
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unluckystar
Sep 25, 2003, 6:28:01 PM9/25/03
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Thank you
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Harvey Van Sickle
Sep 26, 2003, 4:09:40 AM9/26/03
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:28:01 GMT, unluckystar wrote
> Thank you
You're most welome!
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Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 21 years.
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Christopher Luther
Oct 4, 2003, 4:35:42 AM10/4/03
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The word is 'qualms,' meaning to have concerns or reservations about
something. Probably used more in the negative way - for example 'He had no
qualms about diving straight into the water.'
something. Probably used more in the negative way - for example 'He had no
qualms about diving straight into the water.'
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