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#20644 - 02/28/01 09:58 AM starting to wind down the week here....
belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin	Much in the same vein as Steve Wright's classic.. "What’s is another word for a thesaurus?" ... here are some similar titbits which I've either pinched, invented, or assimilated. Why is ‘phonetically’ not spelt the way its pronounced? Is it possible to be totally partial? Can you give me a description for the word 'dictionary'? Is there another word for synonym? Why is dyslexia so hard to spell? Why is abbreviation such a long word? How is it that all the most salient abstract nouns are such short words? Love, life, hate etc. What is acronym short for? Is using big words like, say pretentious being exactly that? If the only people who use the word sesquipedalian are, by definition sesquipedalian, what is the point in having the word? (Same goes for lexiphane) How come the word intonation is hard to intonate? How does a person with a stutter say 'stutter', never mind 'stammer' or 'spasmodic repetition'? How come the word lisp is nigh on impossible for someone with one to pronounce? I know there are many similar... so let's 'ave 'em ... Fire at will [glee]
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#20645 - 02/28/01 10:00 AM Re: starting to wind down the week here....
Fiberbabe old hand Registered: 01/12/01 Posts: 771 Loc: Portland, Oregon	Is using big words like, say pretentious being exactly that? "The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious."
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#20646 - 02/28/01 10:13 AM Re: starting to wind down the week here....
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	nice list. But please don't be so belligerent as to fire at this will!
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#20647 - 03/01/01 04:40 AM Re: starting to wind down the week here....
belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin	This pastime of punning, is quickly becoming a compulsive preoccupation round here!
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#20648 - 03/01/01 07:21 AM Registrating
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	by., I was delighted to see this thread, since I have a question, but it's too silly for Q&A. At the hospital yesterday, I was struck by the thought that the sign I have seen so many times is actually rather odd: Registration and Admitting. Why isn't it either: Registrating and Admitting, or Registration and Admissions? And for that matter, why isn't registrating a word? Or is it, Tsuwm?
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#20649 - 03/01/01 08:00 AM Re: Registrating
belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin	I'd be very surprised if one could go 'registrating at the towen hall'. 'She hasn't been admitting to much lately' sounds pretty awful too. Your suggestion of using the nouns 'Registration and Admissions' is definitely preferable. My bet is they don't (or didn't) exist :-)
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#20650 - 03/01/01 09:59 AM Re: Registrating
wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA	Registration and Admittance. wow
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#20651 - 03/01/01 10:07 AM Re: Registrating
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	All your Cash in the Register, or no Admission
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#20652 - 03/01/01 07:53 PM Re: Registrating
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York	I admit, it doesn't register.
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#20653 - 03/02/01 02:26 AM Re: Registrating
Bridget addict Registered: 06/27/00 Posts: 444 Loc: Sydney Australia	why isn't registrating a word? Because we already have 'registering'?
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