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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Anamisison #17985 02/02/2001 2:16 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... des journeyman des journeyman Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... New post on same word...does this word mean something about all living things having souls? Or was someone conning me. Not in my dictionerys, could call library...I guess. Did I spell the plural of dictionery wrong???? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17986 02/02/2001 2:33 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass A. animism - 1. The doctrine of the anima mundi, upheld by Stahl 1720; the doctrine that the phenomena of animal life are produced by an immaterial anima, soul, or vital principle distinct from matter 2. The attribution of a living soul to inanimate objects and natural phenomena. B. you should first conquer 'dictionary' before attempting to pluralize it. {-ies} Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17987 02/02/2001 5:32 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 you should first conquer 'dictionary' before attempting to pluralize it. Yep, that's where we went wrong with the Merkins Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17988 02/04/2001 6:09 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... nikeblack journeyman nikeblack journeyman Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... Yep, that's where we went wrong with the Merkins Yo, dems fight'n words. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html I've always thought that we've done a great job of cleaning up the English language. Much clearer! Oh, we have a dictionary, too. Mr. Webster did ours. Fine job he did, too! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17989 02/04/2001 5:24 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Yep, that's where we went wrong with the Merkins Thank you so much, Auntie Mav. This particular expression has come to my attention rather more than I am accustomed to lately, and so I'm not just real pleased to see it dragged in once again. Without in the least intending to convey the site's slang meaning but still unable to resist the wordplay, I am signing off as A Merican Woman. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17990 02/04/2001 11:10 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England A Merican Woman - is that one who sits in a bar all day? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17991 02/04/2001 11:25 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky A Merican Woman - is that one who sits in a bar all day? Let's see if you can tam'er; can you? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anamism #17992 02/05/2001 12:26 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... nikeblack journeyman nikeblack journeyman Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... It's all in the spelling, isn't it. 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 Website 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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