Comments on: Tapping into the Hidden power of Pretend:Transforming the fake into the Foundational http://alanwhitton.co.uk/2010/06/28/tapping-into-the-hidden-power-of-pretendtransforming-the-fake-into-the-foundational/ On Hypnotherapy, Change, Fighting, Life and Stuff. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Smith http://alanwhitton.co.uk/2010/06/28/tapping-into-the-hidden-power-of-pretendtransforming-the-fake-into-the-foundational/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Andy Smith Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:12:47 +0000 http://alanwhitton.co.uk/?p=68#comment-380 Good stuff! The etymology of 'pretend' (I just looked it up at http://www.etymonline.com/) gives you even more to play with: ----- late 14c., "to profess or claim," from O.Fr. pretendre "to lay claim," from L. prætendere "stretch in front, put forward, allege," from prae "before" (see pre-) + tendere "to stretch," ----- Best wishes, Andy Smith Good stuff! The etymology of ‘pretend’ (I just looked it up at http://www.etymonline.com/) gives you even more to play with:
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late 14c., “to profess or claim,” from O.Fr. pretendre “to lay claim,” from L. prætendere “stretch in front, put forward, allege,” from prae “before” (see pre-) + tendere “to stretch,”
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Best wishes,
Andy Smith

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