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Old 02-Jul-2007, 05:36
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They don't agree about anything!!!

Why is it called loggerhead anyway?
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According to Oxford, it could be used as a weapon:
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— PHRASES at loggerheads in irreconcilable dispute or disagreement. perhaps from a use of loggerhead in an obsolete sense long-handled iron instrument for heating liquids (when wielded as a weapon).
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People at loggerheads in such a fashion are involved in a very serious disagreement indeed.
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Can we consider a person who always wanted to further a discussion and asks lots of questions a loggerhead?
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I wouldn't.
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I wouldn't.
great! I'm not a loggerhead afterall!!!
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