[FRIAM] Pondering weird english words

[Gillian Densmore]

OOOH ok. Thanks! that makes sense now. if the slang: Pretty lax rules (for
example)  is kind of to be taken as: Well the rules and guidelines at this
place have some leeway.
Thanks that's really helpful and nifty to learn ^_^

On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 11:02 AM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> re·lax
> Origin
>
> late Middle English: from Latin *relaxare*, from *re-*(expressing
> intensive force) + *laxus* ‘lax, loose.’
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> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 10:58 AM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com
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>> While reading a book last night  talking about some characters relaxing.
>> I've always been curious. If Re: is to do again. then what was laxing
>> supposed to be?
>> Many people on this and the wed-tech list are REtired.  So do you get
>> Tired again then quit being a worker ?
>> I seriously get these kind of words.
>> Any guesses where they came from?
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