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2012-07-06 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Arafat Suffered from Leukemia, Medical Treatment Exasperated His Condition

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Posted by Glinesh Craling7938 2012-07-06 15:35|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 the exasperation comes from the fact they tried to save the putz....

Posted by Jumbo Darling of the Swedes7049 2012-07-06 18:08|| 2012-07-06 18:08|| Front Page Top

#2 They meant exacerbated. But it's a common problem, even among native English speakers.

Hoist by my own petard. Just for funsies I looked up exacerbate, and got the following:

exacerbate [ɪgˈzæsəˌbeɪt ɪkˈsæs-]
vb (tr)
1. to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc.) more intense; aggravate
2. to exasperate or irritate (a person)
[from Latin exacerbāre to irritate, from acerbus bitter]
exacerbation n

And it's one of my favourite words, too.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-07-06 20:04|| 2012-07-06 20:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I kinda sorta liked pie-eyed myself. Inebriated is what he looked like most of the time.

Posted by Dale 2012-07-06 21:21|| 2012-07-06 21:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Who knows, a good Jewish doctor might have saved him.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2012-07-06 23:13|| 2012-07-06 23:13|| Front Page Top

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