#76195
07/16/2002 8:22 PM
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was in the news today, 'a purling river.' I thought it lovely.
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#76196
07/16/2002 8:52 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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A pleasant sounding word. And the turbulence that causes it may help water
purify itself.
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#76197
07/17/2002 7:18 AM
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Pooh-Bah
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However, Jeeves informs me that, "Purling is a record label for experimental music of an organic and electroacoustic nature - - "  something of a far cry from the sounds I associate with the word! I also find (from M-W) that to "purl" is to embroider with gold or silver thread.
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#76198
07/17/2002 9:40 AM
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and there was me thinking this post would be all about knitting...
How wrong can you be - I like the sounds idea much better (although I'm unsure about the electroacoustic bit!)
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#76199
07/17/2002 9:56 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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I think it's lovely, too, inselp.
I checked MW online and found that it's not only lovely, but also standard:
Main Entry: 3purl
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian purla to ripple
Date: circa 1522
1 : a purling or swirling stream or rill
2 : a gentle murmur or movement (as of purling water)
Now, does this mean my total working vocabularly just increased by one or two?
Book regards,
WordWaters
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#76200
07/17/2002 11:35 AM
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Pooh-Bah
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Either way, you can add them to your other pearls of wisdom.
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#76201
07/17/2002 1:15 PM
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Either way, you can add them to your other pearls of wisdom.My Rhubarb, you do turn a phrase. 
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#76202
07/17/2002 9:59 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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My Concise OED at home has two further meanings for "purl": 1. v. - turn upside down or upset; n. - a heavy fall (as in, "to take a purler") 2. (I'd never heard of this one, believe it or not!) n. - Ale or beer with wormwood infused, or hot beer with gin mixed in (ugh! to both mixtures - they can only be for medicinal use, surely?)
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#76203
07/17/2002 10:10 PM
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Ale or beer with wormwood infusedGives a new meaning to "What's your poison?"  they can only be for medicinal use, surely?Yes, my friend and fellow ale-drinker, surely.  heavy fall (as in, "to take a purler")Hmmm. Maybe the two meanings are closely related? - You have a pint of purl, and soon after you take a purler.
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#76204
07/17/2002 10:52 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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You have a pint of purl, and soon after you take a purler.- and if that pitches you into the village pond, you make a purl - or ripple!
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#76205
07/18/2002 10:09 AM
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>You have a pint of purl, and soon after you take a purler.
- and if that pitches you into the village pond, you make a purl - or ripple!What are you - a matchstick man, Mr Lowry? More like a bloody great big splash that empties out the pond, in my case.
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#76206
07/20/2002 7:36 AM
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At the risk of YARTing, a "purler" is Strine for something better than good...
eg "...a purler of a goal"
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#76207
07/20/2002 9:35 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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FWIW, IP, I think it's lovely, too.
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