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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #124020 - 02/27/04 11:17 PM goose, gander and gosling... of troy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/17/00 Posts: 5400 Loc: rego park how do you say gosling? i caught a clip on TV, and the question was what is the name for a baby goose? the contestent 'correctly' answered gosling-- it sounded something like gawse ling(to rhyme with hawse i know the word, but would say it goss (to rhyme with Hoss the character in the Virginians, or cos (as in Cos cob) or pos (as in possy) (but not toss, moss, boss, loss!) so what is its gawse ling" or gos ling? _________________________ my other obsession Top #124021 - 02/28/04 04:35 AM Re: goose, gander and gosling... Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Well, I say "gozzling". Can't claim it as being an authorative view, but! Top #124022 - 02/28/04 07:31 AM Re: goose, gander and gosling... Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont I'm with Cap n cob... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #124023 - 02/28/04 08:09 AM Re: goose, gander and gosling... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I checked MW, and the "s" pronunciation is not included; instead, two choices, both with "z's", are offered. Top #124024 - 02/28/04 08:39 AM Re: goose, gander and gosling... Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 so what is its gawse ling" or gos ling? Yes. Among others. Top #124025 - 02/28/04 10:56 AM Re: goose, gander and gosling... jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California /'gu:s/ /'g{nd@r/ /'gA:zlIN/ http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/english.htm Top #124026 - 02/28/04 12:18 PM Re: goose, gander and gosling... wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 We raised some 'gozzlings'.My younger son annoyed the goose as she was incubating her eggs. As he was bending down sassing her, the gander came up behind him and "goosed" him, and got a good grip on his genitalia. Top #124027 - 02/28/04 04:23 PM anserine husbandry jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California We used to have some geese on the ranch I grew up on, and I use to like to get down at their level, sitting on my haunches, and use my arm as a faux goose head and neck. Snaking it up and down, back and forth. Drove the gander into fits. He'd charge, and I'd stand up and throw my arms out wide. Face to face with a taller creature, geese will back down, but don't turn your back on 'em for a moment. Top #124028 - 02/28/04 04:47 PM Re: anserine husbandry wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Another thing about ganders many people are unaware of is that a blow from their wing can feel like being struck by an axe handle. Top #124029 - 02/29/04 01:40 PM Re: anserine husbandry Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... AnnaS and I were attacked by a goose. I learned that geese are used as watchdogs at some distillaries in Scotland. Would like to know how they're trained. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13685 Topics 209703 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 21 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 84 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 45 endymion6 44 BranShea 36 Rhubarb Commando 25 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Faldage 17 Jackie 16 tsuwm 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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