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• orihon
(noun) A book or manuscript folded like an accordion: a roll of paper inscribed on one side only, folded backwards and forwards. [From Japanese, ori (fold), + hon (book).]
ifastuous
(adjective) 1. Haughty; arrogant. 2. Pretentious. [From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (arrogance).]
cabana
(noun) 1. A shelter on a beach or swimming pool. 2. A cabin or cottage. [From Spanish cabana, from Late Latin capanna (hut).]
Reminds me of story my lawyer uncle told me. In Plymouth, MA, a hundred years ago, the police got a complaint from an elderly lady that a local artist was bathing in the nude just before dark. The police chief told the artist he must stop. But the artist asked if he could continue if he moved his cabaña to the end of the sandspit, which was over a mile away from the previous location. The chief said OK. But the next night, the Chief got a second complaint. He protested : “ But you can’t see him now, he’s over a mile away.” “Oh, yes , you can, with field glasses!”
ramada
(noun) An open shelter roofed with branches. [From Spanish, from rama (branch), from Vulgar Latin rama, from Latin ramus (branch).]
Wouldn’t made a good ad for Ramada Inns, would it.
catechumen
(noun) 1. One who is receiving religious instruction in preparation for baptism; a neophyte. 2. A person who is being given basic education of a subject. [From Late Latin catechumenus, from Greek katechoumenos (one being taught orally).
An endangered species.
nitid
(adjective) Bright; shining; glossy. [From Latin nitidus (shining), from nitere (to shine).]
fetor
(noun), also foetor A strong offensive odor; stench.[From Latin fetor, from fetere (to stink).]
An ancient mouthwash ad alleged your best friend wouldn’t tell you.
kilkenny cats
(noun) People who fight relentlessly till their end. [From a pair of proverbial cats in Kilkenny who fought till only their tails were left.]
I have read that it was entertainment at loca fairs to tie two cats’ tails together, and then hang them over a line.
Almos as much fun as a public hanging.
Chautauqua
(noun) An annual summer school offering education in the form of public lectures and cultural activities, often held outdoors. [After Chautauqua, the name of a lake and county in southwestern New York state where such a programme originated in 1874.]
When I was four, I had a “Chautauqua Board” It was a small desktop folding blackboard with a long scroll with different styled alphabets, math lessons, and much else. A really well planned learning device.
opsimath
noun One who begins learning late in life.[From Greek opsi- (late) + math (learning).]
E.G. Charlesmagne, trying to learn Latin at age forty or more.
capitonym
(KAP-i-toh-NIM), noun A word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalised.
I can’t think of an example. Can you?
assoil
(uh-SOIL) verb tr. 1. To pardon. 2. To atone for. [From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absolvere (to absolve).]
Sounds more like urgent need for diaper change.
osculate
(OS-kyuh-layt) verb tr. 1. To kiss. 2. Mathematics: (For a curve) to touch another curve in such a way that they have same tangent and curvature at the common point. verb intr. To touch or to bring together.
Anatomical definition : protracted suck on an alimentary canal over twenty feel long, half full of feces. Importat to get right end.
chichi,
(SHEE-shee), adjective Affectedly elegant.noun 1. Showy stylishness 2. A person with such quality. [From French.] Usage: If all that sounds too chichi, get back to basics with the traditional present - socks ... - Bazaar, The Independent (London), November 2, 1996.
• cecity
(SEE-si-tee), noun Blindness.[From Latin caecitas, from caecus (blind).]
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Re: capitonym
(KAP-i-toh-NIM), noun A word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalised.
I can’t think of an example. Can you?
me, me, call on me teacher! i know one!
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some good ones there, Dr. Bill. I especially like capitonym. like you, I can't think of any. probably a name of a city, or something. also, I first read cecity
(SEE-si-tee), noun Blindness.as "noun blindness", as in someone who couldn't see nouns... 
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bing! we have a winner! let's hear it, Helen! simultaneous posting, too!
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oy!! I'm blind! I must have cecity... thanks for the pointer, Helen! 
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Dear Face that burned to topless towers of Illium, please tell us!
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check the subject line of my post!
the answer is hidden in plain site!
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Who reads subject lines? (maybe I should)
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Can reveal capitonyms, some not too far from a capital, after all.
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A word that changes
I refuse to accept the foolish notion that polish and Polish are the same word.
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keeping up on your prescription, I see...
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Some captonyms are naughty. Like French and soixant neuf.
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>A word that changes
I refuse to accept the foolish notion that polish and Polish are the same word.
Well then, what's your verdict on my capitonym?
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are there not two pronunciations of the lowercase?
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Time out for a joke. In my home town over seventy years ago there was a large common with two way traffic around it. The traffic got heavy enough the town suddenly made it one way counter-clockwise. A motorist returning from a vacation in Maine didn't notice the signs and started to go clockwise
as he had many times before. A prototypical small town cop
blew his whistle, and stopped him right in front of the hotel, with all the loafers sitting in rocking chairs on the big front porch for an audience.
"Where in hell are you from?" bellowed the cop.
Timidly, the motorist replied: "I'm from Philadelphia, Officer."
"Philadelphia, hey? Then what in hell are you doing with
Pennsylvania plates on your car?"
Dear etaoin: I'm lost too. How did Pennsylvania schools get into the act?
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How did Pennsylvania schools get into the act?
well, I should know better than to try to keep up with Max and Faldage, but here goes:
Max said his capitonym was near a capital, and that it was important to read subject lines. the only thing I could think of was the word "subject", which could be "Subject", like a Royal Subject, and subject, to force upon. notice that the word subject is near the word "Reading" in the subject of Max's post. Reading is the capital of Pennsylvania. (Well, maybe not, I'm guessing here. my geography is terrible. no, that's not true, I just don't know my capitals.) anyway, "subject" can also be used for in schools as something to study, hence two pronunciations for the lowercase "subject".
sadly, it's really not worth all that. it was the best I could do...
<crawling back in a hole now...>
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Sorry, etaoin, I think the capital of PA is Harrisburg. The capital I had in mind was London, 60 km from Reading. I remembered that there was at least one USn Reading, but I went with the original, simply because one of my favourite high school teachers came from Reading, UK.
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<smacks self upside head> I guess I took a ride on the Reading, eh?
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So how come Pennsylvania lacks s Writing and a Rithmetic?
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So we have reason to believe that reading and Reading are the same word? And it doesn't change pronunciation just because you capitalize it. Reading to your children is a good habit.
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I was always taught that "Reading" was pronounced rehding. not sure of the cross-pond pronunciation.
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of course, just to make things more interesting for ESL students, "read" can be pronounced both/either reed and/or red, depending..
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN are coming to the festivals to play their only shows anywhere in the world this summer…http://www.readingfestival.com/pages/index.aspEven as we ‘speak’ I think my daughter’s eardrums are probably bleeding (I know her mum's are!)
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