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Ithuilwen Donating Member (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-07-04 04:06 PM
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67. How about "namaste"?
Pronounced NAH-mah-stay.

It's Hindu, and I think it means something to the effect of "I honor the place in you in which the universe resides". As I understand it, it's accompanied by pressing your hands together in front of you (prayer-like) and bowing.

On the same page, I hate it when people say "God bless you" when I sneeze. I'm always careful to say "Gesundheit" (sp?). It means "Good health".
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