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    I feel better already.

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    How about "yellow"?
    Can it be used other ways apart from the color yellow?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eway
    How about "yellow"?
    Can it be used other ways apart from the color yellow?

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    has a yellow streak (noun)
    is yellow-bellied (adjective)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Casiopea
    Quote Originally Posted by Eway
    How about "yellow"?
    Can it be used other ways apart from the color yellow?

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    has a yellow streak (noun)
    is yellow-bellied (adjective)

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    The paper yellowed with age. (verb)

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    Red for C/S. :wink:

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    One more question about color...err...hope it wouldn't be too unpleasant...
    In English,
    is the color "brown" sometimes used to refer to human excrement? :?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eway
    One more question about color...err...hope it wouldn't be too unpleasant...
    In English,
    is the color "brown" sometimes used to refer to human excrement? :?

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    Not to my knowledge.

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