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A.Word.A.Day--omerta What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio omerta (o-mer-TAH, oh-MER-tuh) noun Secrecy sworn to by oath; code of silence. [Italian.] "Roth wrote that Congress should take further steps to make sure IRS employees aren't held to a mafia-like omerta, code of silence, so they can `share information necessary for appropriate oversight and reform.'" Senator: IRS targeting whistle-blowers, Las Vegas Review - Journal, Mar 23, 1999. This week's theme: words from the Italian language. X-Bonus In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep. -Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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