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Page 9 of 9 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Topic Options #29669 - 10/14/01 10:52 AM Re: Redundantly tautological pleonastic names stales old hand Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 866 Loc: Perth, Western Australia "barrel, Beryl, Shirl, Earl, squirrel, quarrel, and even Earl, Jr., all come out pretty much the same" Well, to us here in the Antipodes, you're coming out like a hick! Barr-rell, Beh-rill, Sherl, Erl, skwih-rool, kwoh-rool. Sheesh stales Top #29670 - 10/14/01 11:15 AM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Top #29671 - 10/15/01 01:10 PM Beryl Cooper TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/17/00 Posts: 3467 Loc: Marion NC isn't exactly a pleonasm in the sense in which this thread started. A cooper is not a barrel, but rather a barrel maker. _________________________ TEd Top #29672 - 10/16/01 09:30 AM Re: Pleonarcissism plutarch veteran Registered: 10/10/01 Posts: 1385 Egads! I have been out-shone by a compliment. Top #29673 - 10/16/01 01:55 PM Re: Pleonarcissism Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... So, Plu', "Belle Bell" would be an example of a pleonastic pleonarcissism, yes? (Mebbe "Beau Bell," too--hmmmmm, and then monkeys named "Bo-Bo" have names derived from pleonarcissisms==Beau Beau...???) Now I'm wondering about "leonasms..." Would a pleonastic leonasm be something like "Rex King"? Of course, if an egotistical, self-named pseudo-king, "Rex King" could be a pleonastic, pleonarcissistic, leonasm. Best regards, WW Keiva: No you-know-what!!! Top Page 9 of 9 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8453 Members 16 Forums 13691 Topics 210116 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members zhangzhen, dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4 8453 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 46 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 98 endymion6 70 wofahulicodoc 69 jenny jenny 67 teepee 20 Rhubarb Commando 16 Faldage 14 tsuwm 9 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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