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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Only just on topic... #21047 03/05/01 03:55 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 bats and butterflies Interesting that you should bring up butterflies in connection with bats. Two of my favorite words, which I consider among the most beautiful words I have ever heard, are the Italian words for 'butterfly' -- farfalla; and the Italian for 'bat' - pipistrella. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: There's a name for this #21048 03/05/01 04:54 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon >...a quick look at the on-line thesaurus (under "inarticulate") yields some better suggestions, such as, tongue-tied, faltering, mumbling, maundering. Nothing starting with W? I've been working on my scene with the women who keep their men in line... sheer brilliance has bubbled to the surface when it comes to G.W. and Laura, if I do say so myself. I've written her as a dominatrix linguistics coach: L: "Subliminal" GW: "Subliminable" L: No, "subliminal" GW: "Subliminable" L (cracking whip): "Subliminal" GW: Ow! "Subliminable" L: I'm not going to stop until you get it right! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,330 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 (), 990 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,541 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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