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Old 10-10-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Agent of Change View Post
Have you done a 180, or are you simply restating?



Main Entry: re·cant
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈkant\
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin recantare, from re- + cantare to sing — more at chant
Date: 1535
transitive verb
1 : to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
2 : revoke
intransitive verb
: to make an open confession of error
I took him to mean "restate".
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