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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: similar definitions #136049 12/16/04 11:57 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Ah, but all those 'ff's' and the mysterious, mercurial 'w'! Therein lay the temptation to vote for that particular cigarette, Saint Peter aside! Thanks, tsuwm, for showing us the ffateffwlly mated pair. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: similar devinitions #136050 12/17/04 12:18 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 all those 'ff's'... Knowing your love of learnt details, have you realised the significance (or should I say signifficance?) of the doubled letter, Miz mercurial double double-you? The single f in Welsh renders the voiced v sound: for example the name of my wife's family home was Tredefaid, pron.: Tree-DEV-eye'd. The doubling renders the unvoiced sofft eff :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the results are in (for powfag) #136051 12/17/04 03:00 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui In reply to: Especially since I worked so hard for about a half an hour researching my defintion language! Ditto! Nearly half an hour spent at online Welsh-English dictionary, testing lements of powfag for usable Welsh meanings. Then to be told that I needed "an assist" for my votes was enough to make me spring a leek. From Cymraeg comes rage, I guess. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: the results are in (for powfag) #136052 12/17/04 09:25 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, max, take heart: I voted for your definition because of your hard work! It impressed me--to the point that I found a good degree of authenticity there. As for any lingering anger, I'd suggest letting it go up in smoke. And, mav, thanks for the 'f'/'ff' lesson. I did thoroughly enjoy learning about those pronunciations, as you probably knew I would. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Max! #136053 12/17/04 01:33 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I gotta learn not to look at your posts while enjoying my favorite steaming beverage. You owe me a new keyboard! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,333 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 747 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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