I can't figure out what the word "O" means in a national anthem. As in

"O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,"
or
"O Canada!"


Any idea?

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Originally posted by Subey I can't figure out what the word "O" means in a national anthem. As in "O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light," or "O Canada!" Any idea?

O why is this a thread in PDD?

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O what is this O all about?

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Originally posted by MisterOpus1 O why is this a thread in PDD?

I figured anthems were political

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Originally posted by Subey I figured anthems were political

O, I dunno. Perhaps one could make a political argument out of it if they really try.

O, why not? Give it a go.......

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I yearn to shout,
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and stick pickles in my honker...

O well. No answers to be found here.

Subey thinks: O crap!

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here's a go..

if the US's anthem starts "O say..."

why doesn't canada's start "Aye Canada,..."

At first I was confused... I feared that you (the posters in this thread excluding myself) had all come down simultaneously with Tonga fever.

Given your disparate geographic locations, the odds of this happening were slim, but thanks to SARS, modern air travel and movies like 12 monkeys, the hypothetical probability that this might occur was well above zero.

It wasn't till later that I realized there was method to your madness...


O bviously you are all using the word "O" in your sentences in an attempt to decipher its meaning.

In other words, by using it in multiple sentences, you are clothing it in multiple contexts. And in doing so you are mapping all the subtle nuances that this word imparts to a sentence.

"O" can't hide for long. Keep up the good work!

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Originally posted by Subey At first I was confused... I feared that you (the posters in this thread excluding myself) had all come down simultaneously with Tonga fever. Given your disparate geographic locations, the odds of this happening were slim, but thanks to SARS, modern air travel and movies like 12 monkeys, the hypothetical probability that this might occur was well above zero. It wasn't till later that I realized there was method to your madness... O bviously you are all using the word "O" in your sentences in an attempt to decipher its meaning. In other words, by using it in multiple sentences, you are clothing it in multiple contexts. And in doing so you are mapping all the subtle nuances that this word imparts to a sentence. "O" can't hide for long. Keep up the good work!

O kay, you got us.

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with leaves all crimson conquered,
I yearn to shout,
and dance about,
and stick pickles in my honker...

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o come on guys, I can't believe this is even discussion worthy. O, did you hear the one about the priest and the rabbi?

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