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#138496 - 02/02/05 03:34 AM yet another theme: misleading words
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	I've not had a moment to think on this until now, but two things come to mind immediately: 1) guessing the meaning of a word based on its sound is the first approach tried by many a hogwash® player -- and leads directly to the armil effect®. b) sarculate (nothing to do with circulate) discussed here quite recently
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#138497 - 02/02/05 06:22 AM Re: yet another theme: misleading words
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York	Meanwhile, slightly off-theme: 1) Today's wwftd: iridology -logies are a dime a dozen; but I will add one now and again when I find one in actual use. b) Today's WAD: tribology
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#138498 - 02/02/05 12:41 PM Re: yet another theme: misleading words
Vernon Compton enthusiast Registered: 06/29/01 Posts: 273 Loc: NZ	In reply to: >Today's wwftd: iridology -logies are a dime a dozen; There's a prisoner island somewhere that calls its entertainment industry awards Logies, too.
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#138499 - 02/02/05 12:51 PM Re: yet another theme: misleading words
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	>a prisoner island somewhere a subscriber (from an island nearby to Australia) suggested this: http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,12102829-10431,00.html
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#138500 - 02/02/05 12:56 PM happenstance; or, not off-theme at all
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	the posting of iridology and tribology by these rival organizations is entirely coincidental! - joe (nothing new under this sun either) friday edit - and so, ASp, as today's entry at rogueclassicism points out, iridology is not the study of rainbows. Robin: Great concurring coincidences, Batman!
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