Word: whereof
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...part of the Allies. . . . I, myself, go with the great joy of a man returning to his home. But I go with fear for what I may find-and for whom I may not find." Ready to follow the Red Army into his homeland, Frantisek Nemec knew whereof he spoke. When he last heard of his wife and daughter, they were in a Nazi concentration camp...
...nation shall help to establish an international organization for the bet ter ordering of the interdependent life of nations, the preservation of peace with justice, and the furtherance of the general good of all peoples. Unto this great task we commit our wills and our ways. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names. Anno Domini...
Unless someone forgets the old Army axiom. "Keep Your Mouth Shut, etc., and Never Volunteer," the midshipman-officers school will not be represented in the SERVICE NEWS after this issue. This writer has apparently devoted a little more time to his scoopin' than he should have. In witness whereof, see Exhibit One, Disbursing Grades of 8, slant 2, slant 43. There must be someone else who can spare a few hours a week unscuttling things for our growing ensemble...
...young people have a great American thirst to improve themselves. They are the nouveaux riches of culture, fond of words like "whence," "whereof" and "elucidate." A beautiful word like "osculation" serves Bella the double purpose of showing both learning and gentility...
Today, 15 years later, Gaetano Salvemini is a member of the Harvard Faculty. His prophecies concerning the danger of totalitarianism have been brought home to an American public which once spoke in tolerant fashion of European Fascists. As a result, Dr. Salvemini has gained the reputation of knowing whereof he speaks...