Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Miscellany dream word
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
A somewhat daring thought occured to me on reading your notes on "cloven hoof": Could all those "numinous" connotations of this expression have arisen as easily if it had a different sound-pattern (e.g "cleaved heef")? I speculate that this eerie o - oo sound at least predestined the original expression for its later career. What do you think of that?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dream word Jessie 07/12/00 12:16 AM Re: dream word jmh 07/12/00 07:05 AM Re: dream word wsieber 07/12/00 07:55 AM Re: dream word Jackie 07/12/00 12:09 PM Re: eerie sounds jmh 07/12/00 02:03 PM Re: dream word paulb 07/12/00 11:21 AM Re: clootie jmh 07/12/00 02:15 PM Re: clootie David108 07/12/00 06:32 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,348Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 859 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 22ddrinnan 1
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,548tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,918Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org