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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Do you know Jack? BranShea #176521 05/01/08 01:54 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: BranShea  Originally Posted By: twosleepy In order to answer the plausibility question, more information is needed. For example, how prevalent are these phonemes in other languages? Basing such a universal theory on one language only (English) is a bit shaky. The Jack-thing I think is typically English. We do have a Hannes (from Johannes), " Stomme Hannes"; it means a simpleton ; it also gave the word 'gehannes'(noun) meaning "clumsy dealings". For the English Jack I remember that Jack and Jill went up the hill, but I don't know if they ever came down again. Yes, Jack fell down (and broke his crown), and Jill came tumbling after... Crown here means head and not the thing a monarch might wear. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you know Jack? The Pook #176529 05/01/08 12:23 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Ouch! A double crown fracture! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you know Jack? BranShea #176659 05/06/08 07:53 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 T Terry Nowak OP stranger OP Terry Nowak stranger T Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Thank you to everyone who answered my question. I humbly realize my theory is that of a naive midwestern cowtown misspent youth. I enjoyed the education about names and anatomy. Apparently my simple question about why the word "jack" appears so frequently in our language doesn't have an answer. And other languages do have the same types of occurrences of other words. listing all of the words that contain "Jack" was fun and we went on to list all the words we use for toilet and bathroom. I just saw a new show coming to CBS where all the characters are listing the alternative words to "scoundrel". Also I found Anu Garg's new book has a fun word game: spelling your name as well as names of other things backwards (stressed vs. desserts). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you know Jack? Terry Nowak #176663 05/06/08 09:24 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY  Originally Posted By: Terry Nowak Also I found Anu Garg's new book has a fun word game: spelling your name as well as names of other things backwards (stressed vs. desserts). You will enjoy this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semordnilap Apparently those are called "semordnilap", which is "palindromes" backwards. I've never seen that term before, so I learned something for the day! Thanks! :0) 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 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 Posts229,363 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 (), 640 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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