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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Explaining to Jackie #14193 12/31/00 12:51 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Jackie sez: "Ok, I'm lost. Are you saying that people who sign up for the New York Times are like us? If so, how, please? And the Vicar explains: Here are a bunch of people who argue over whether "retronym" is an appropriate neologism, given that its head is Latin while its tail is Greek. One cites an 1881 usage from the OED. Another quotes William Safire. Honey, we're home. These are OUR PEOPLE. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted We Are Not Alone Father Steve 12/30/00 08:28 PM Re: We Are Not Alone Capital Kiwi 12/30/00 10:03 PM Re: We Are Ourselves wow 12/31/00 02:00 PM Post deleted by musick musick 12/31/00 07:56 PM Re: We Are Not Alone Capital Kiwi 01/02/01 05:11 PM Abuzz TEd Remington 01/03/01 01:27 AM Re: We Are Not Alone Jackie 12/30/00 11:57 PM Explaining to Jackie Father Steve 12/31/00 12:51 AM Re: Explaining to Jackie of troy 01/02/01 01:52 PM Poorly Expressed Father Steve 01/03/01 02:00 AM Re: Poorly Expressed Bobyoungbalt 01/03/01 03:12 PM Robert Capon Father Steve 01/04/01 07:10 AM "retonym" Alex Williams 01/11/01 11:54 AM Re: bicycle Faldage 01/11/01 02:36 PM Re: bicycle Jackie 01/11/01 02:55 PM Re: bicycle jmh 01/11/01 11:04 PM Re: bicycle Jazzoctopus 01/12/01 01:17 AM Re: bicycle Max Quordlepleen 01/12/01 01:57 AM Re: bicycle Avy 01/12/01 02:42 AM Re: bicycle Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 04:49 AM Re: bicycle jmh 01/12/01 07:37 AM Re: bicycle Jackie 01/12/01 12:57 PM Re: We Are Not Alone Jazzoctopus 12/31/00 03:28 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,993 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,238 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,955 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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