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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread My Prescriptive Valentine #173559 02/14/2008 2:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York from the friendly folks at Language Log. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: My Prescriptive Valentine AnnaStrophic #173561 02/14/2008 3:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ha! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: My Prescriptive Valentine AnnaStrophic #173562 02/14/2008 3:53 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague My nonprescriptive Valentine Fragmentary: Hail Bishop Valentine, whose day this is, All the air is thy diocese, And all the chirping choristers And other birds are thy parishioners; The lyric lark, and the grave whispering dove, The sparrow that neglects his life for love, The household bird, with the red stomacher; Thou mak'st the blackbird speed as soon, As doth the goldfinch, or the halcyon;...and so on; and so on. John Donne (1572-1631) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,392 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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