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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word for decryptor #196540 01/25/2011 2:12 AM Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1 United States krosen stranger krosen stranger Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1 United States I've been looking for the word that would be the technical term or formal equivalent of a King Solomon's Ring, skeleton key (such as the one for FINNEGANS WAKE, or Rosetta Stone, decryptor or decoder,a pony or philosopher's stone for enigmatic language, such as poetry. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word for decryptor krosen #196550 01/25/2011 4:21 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Welcome Krosen ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word for decryptor LukeJavan8 #196583 01/25/2011 5:56 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter addict bexter addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth BABEL FISH!!! Sorry...I have been rereading Hitchhiker's Guide...wouldn't a babel fish just make life sooo much easier...oh and in answer to your question...metaphrast - on all points ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word for decryptor bexter #196586 01/25/2011 6:02 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water GoogleTranslate works too. http://translate.google.com/# {sorry, feeling sarcastic at the moment} ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word for decryptor krosen #196661 01/26/2011 2:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland Always keep in mind: traduttore - traditore I don't believe that rephrasing poetry will make the author's original meaning more understandable Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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