Comments on: Word of the Day: Quintessence http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:51:35 -0500 hourly 1 By: Daniel Scocco http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/comment-page-1/#comment-200010 Daniel Scocco Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:33:45 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3654#comment-200010 @Steve Campbell, yes I believe the Pythagoreans called it "nether." You can read more on that here: http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/quintessence @Steve Campbell, yes I believe the Pythagoreans called it “nether.”

You can read more on that here: http://onlinedictionary.datase.....intessence

]]> By: Steve Campbell http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-quintessence/comment-page-1/#comment-199841 Steve Campbell Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3654#comment-199841 Are you sure you mean "nether" (an adjective meaning "lower") and not "ether" (an all-pervading massless medium, the base of "ethernet")? If you really mean "nether," can you give a citation for it in this meaning? Are you sure you mean “nether” (an adjective meaning “lower”) and not “ether” (an all-pervading massless medium, the base of “ethernet”)? If you really mean “nether,” can you give a citation for it in this meaning?

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