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About Ted Nesbitt
Expertise
I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE. TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LANGUAGE. LOOK FOR A LANGUAGE EXPERT INSTEAD. ETYMOLOGY AND TRANSLATING SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. ALLEXPERTS SHOULD KNOW THAT. ALLEXPERTS DOES NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO GET THEM TO CHANGE. THEY WILL NOT. SORRY, BUT I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN.

Experience
I am the bibliographic instruction and reference librarian at a public
college. My master's thesis concerns William Faulkner's tragic novels. I formerly taught advanced placement English at two schools in the Philadelphia area.
I have been a member of the grammar and writing section of Allexperts
for more than a year.

Education/Credentials
Masters degrees in English, philosophy, and library science.

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Etymology (Meaning of Words) - i want to know hte meaning of hte word "oor"

Expert: Ted Nesbitt - 10/17/2009

Question
hi

i am from iraq and i am in the third class in translation dep. i am trying to translate an economic book into arabic it is name "the stock market" but i faced a problem with a word "oor" i do know what its meaning plz tell me if u know i tried to find it but i failed i searched the web and i found no match word

and for a big picture i wil give u the sentence where i fond the word:
"Watch any of the financial news networks’ wrap of stock market
activity, and often a reporter is found on the oor of the exchange, surrounded
by people scurrying around"

my question may sound stupid.

many thanks

Islam

Answer
Dear Islam:

You cannot find the word, because it doesn't exist. In the sentence you have quoted, there are two missing letters -- the "fl" that should be before "oor."

The writer is talking about a "reporter is found on the FLOOR of the exchange, surrounded by people scurrying around."

In the stock exchanges in the U. S., the "floor of the exchange" is the "arena" where all the frantic trading goes on. People who visit the exchanges cannot go onto the floor. They must stand above it in balconies, looking down on the activity going on in the stock-trading area.

I hope this helps. It was just two missing letters -- FLoor.

Ted Nesbitt

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