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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #20005 - 02/25/01 09:31 PM Re: monger tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass bill, the OED has three-hundred and eighteen (318) entries for 'monger', but the best one, by far, (after costermonger) is: wordmonger - one who deals in words, esp. in strange or pedantic words, or in empty words without sense or substance. Orig. contemptuous. -tsuwm (the supremely unipotent word monger) Top #20006 - 02/27/01 09:01 PM Re: wreaked/wrought Marty enthusiast Registered: 09/20/00 Posts: 347 Loc: Melbourne, Australia This doesn't exactly advance the discussion of the word 'wrought', but I just had to share it with you. I recently came across this name for a local wrought iron business: Ironic Twist Top Page 2 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 Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users

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