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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for October 15, 1999
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fore [interj., adj. FOR]
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When you're golfing, it's wise to watch out when you hear somebody
yell "Fore!" It means there's a golf ball headed your way. The
adjective sense of this word describes something that is located up
ahead or toward the front, as in the nautical opposites, fore and aft.
In every case, the word is short for before. It's originally from the
ancient root per, which led to a wide variety of words about distance,
direction, importance, and temporal sequence. These words include
for, far, first, forth, former, from, proton, furnish, approach,
probe, prove, private, and prime.
The golf warning came out of British military terminology. When
troops were lined up for battle, the ranks would fire in sequence.
When a line behind was to shoot, the commander would yell out "'ware
before!." On hearing this, it was smart to kneel down if you were in
front.
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