#209532 - 02/12/13 10:05 AM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
[Re: LukeJavan8]
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Today's word: knacker
PRONUNCIATION:
(NAK-uhr)
MEANING: noun: 1. A person who buys old, sick, or worn-out animals for slaughter.
2. A person who buys old buildings, ships, etc. to break them up for scrap.
verb tr.: To tire out.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably of Scandinavian origin. Earliest documented use: 1574.
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SNACKER: a sneaky fat person
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#209533 - 02/12/13 10:08 AM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
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knackers is also Brit-slang for testicles.
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#209547 - 02/12/13 01:57 PM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
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knackers is also Brit-slang for testicles. Thanks Buffalo. A --> O KNOCKERS: American slang: boobs, a pair of
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#209563 - 02/14/13 01:08 AM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
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Today's word: gnathic
PRONUNCIATION:
(NATH-ik)
MEANING:
adjective: Of or relating to the jaw.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which is also the source of chin, prognathous , and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman (literally, having a large jaw) is the name of a monkey god in the Hindu
pantheon. Earliest documented use: 1882.
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insert C
GNATCHIC: a gnat who is gnattily dressed.
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#209564 - 02/14/13 05:33 AM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
[Re: jenny jenny]
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GNASHIC
Have the qualaity of being very annoying.
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#209565 - 02/14/13 09:28 AM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
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GNASHIC
Have the qualaity of being very annoying. Inspirational, RC. Why couldn't I gnaw out a clever word like "gnashic"? Oh well I am me and you are you...damnit. 
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#209575 - 02/14/13 06:30 PM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
[Re: jenny jenny]
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jj, I'm dead conventional - you're insperaitional: we make a great pair!
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#209578 - 02/14/13 11:30 PM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
[Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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What a nice thought. Oh heck, I forgot...it's Valentine's Day.
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#209587 - 02/15/13 06:08 PM
Re: Anu's silent letter trick
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg: chthonic
PRONUNCIATION:
(THON-ik)
MEANING:
adjective: Of or relating to the underworld.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek chthon (earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem- (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chameleon, chamomile, inhume, exhume, and Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1882.
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Change C to E
EHTHONIC: an expression people use when told how to pronounce "chthonic". viz. Eh? thonic?
Edited by jenny jenny (02/15/13 06:24 PM)
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