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Are you FECKLESS? What is a feck anyway?

Posted - June 28, 2018
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  • 5835
    "Feckless" is a Scottish variant of English "effect". The meaning is "ineffective" or "worthless".
      June 28, 2018 8:43 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Thank you.  That was really helpful. 

      June 28, 2018 8:46 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    Uhhhh---wait a minute, I think.
      July 2, 2018 11:16 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Actually, when "feck" is opposed to "feckless"  this Scots noun has additional significance: Efficacy; force; value; return. Amount; quantity (or a large amount/quantity)

    Thus "feckless" would mean "useless" in what is now an infamous---or famous---part of a quote to describe a certain well known person in government.

    I've noticed a few of your recent answers confuse me rather than add to my understanding if the world around me. 

    But if the problem is mine, rest assured I will fix it. 
      July 2, 2018 11:16 PM MDT
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  • 23691
    After seeing Jewels Vern's answer, "yes," I am.

    ;)

    Just kidding.

    (I'm glad to have checked in, though -- I like the image you posted in your reply to Jewels Vern.)
      June 28, 2018 9:05 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Those colors are really nice together, Welb.  Yessiree
      July 2, 2018 8:58 PM MDT
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  • By no means. I'm not feckless or ruthless. I have much feck and ruth. 
      June 28, 2018 10:05 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    It is wonderful that you are feckful and ruthful.
      July 2, 2018 8:59 PM MDT
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  • 11143
    No fecking idea.
      June 28, 2018 10:11 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Well I think it is the opposite of feckful.  

    How could it not be?

      July 2, 2018 9:01 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    I lack a feck, if I had a feck, I would try to be feckless, but I don't think it's really my style :P
      June 28, 2018 10:40 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    HUHHHHH??????

      July 2, 2018 9:02 PM MDT
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  • 34507
    I am feckful.
      June 28, 2018 12:08 PM MDT
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  • 46117


    My dog has feckels
      July 2, 2018 9:04 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I am speechless...congratulations.  That's only happened once before this year at a meeting. This post was edited by tom jackson at July 3, 2018 11:26 AM MDT
      July 2, 2018 11:18 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    not sure what youre talking about
      June 28, 2018 2:50 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    You are in good company.
      July 2, 2018 9:05 PM MDT
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  • 8214
    It's a Fleck with the L knocked out of it
      June 28, 2018 7:57 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I thought that was the Japanese way of pronouncing "freck".   Now what is freck?
      July 2, 2018 9:05 PM MDT
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