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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: amalgam #122893 02/15/04 04:10 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 You know how sometimes, a word just rub you the right way and it automatically becomes part of your vocabulary. This is one of those words...I have always loved this word in French, Bill...un amalgame. I'm not sure I'll be adopting it in English though. It is too "round" in the mouth and feels a bit like mumbling. In French it is clearer and brighter when spoken. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted amalgam wwh 02/14/04 08:40 PM Re: amalgam belMarduk 02/15/04 04:10 PM Re: amalgam Father Steve 02/15/04 08:57 PM Re: amalgam wwh 02/15/04 09:16 PM Mad as a hatter Father Steve 02/15/04 09:37 PM Re: amalgam grapho 02/15/04 10:44 PM Re: amalgam wwh 02/15/04 11:17 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,916 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 746 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,909 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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