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DoTheMath · 08-07-2006, 01:45 PM

As defined by MW:

Main Entry: 1is·land
Pronunciation: 'I-l&nd
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English Igland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from Ig island (akin to Old English Ea river, Latin aqua water) + land land
1 : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent

You'all are looking at it figuratively, I am looking at it literally. As much as I am able to enjoy "true" island life from time-to-time, and I know it is taken very seriously by those of you that live on them... an island is an island, bridge or no bridge.

08-07-2006, 01:45 PM	#22
DoTheMath Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MA / Moultonborough Posts: 146 Thanks: 47 Thanked 43 Times in 18 Posts	From Merriam Webster... As defined by MW: Main Entry: 1is·land Pronunciation: 'I-l&nd Function: noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English Igland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from Ig island (akin to Old English Ea river, Latin aqua water) + land land 1 : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent You'all are looking at it figuratively, I am looking at it literally. As much as I am able to enjoy "true" island life from time-to-time, and I know it is taken very seriously by those of you that live on them... an island is an island, bridge or no bridge.