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#125728 03/26/04 03:18 PM
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I like that altasensitivity although, hearing no objections, I might go for hypersensitivity.


to me, Faldage, hyper- has the conotation of "too much" whereas my [re]alta- has the conotation of "heightened."

Besides, "hypersensitivity" is a recognised (and somewhat overused) word, whilst alta sensitivity is a bran-new coinage - I claim White Knight's privilege.


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White Knight's privilege

How could a say you gain? Altasensitivity it is.


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How could a say you gain? Altasensitivity it is.

I was going to agree with Rhubarb, Faldage, but I didn't want to poison his prospects.

Still, I think you have made the right decision.

Congratulations!

Maybe this is a move in the right direction.

When you create these word contests and act as the only Judge, there is no appeal to common sense.

At least, that has been the case up until now.

At last, we can ALL agree that I am not the only one who is always wrong around here.

I find you a lot more lovable when you're fallible, Faldage ... just like the rest of us.

I hope this means we can be "buds".



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Nope. Usually they wear a disgruntled expression. And take great pleasure in making as much noise as possible on the early morning when they come round our street. But the noise they make is nothing as compared with the dawn chorus of the recycling van men. I suspect they compete to see who can break the most bottles as they toss them into the van. Enough to turn you off being green.


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I suspect they compete to see who can break the most bottles as they toss them into the van. Enough to turn you off being green.

Try throwing at bottle at them, shanks.

You won't have to put a message in it. I think they'll get the message.




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Going back to the question..(sorry everybody, I know I am really late..just throwing in my 2 paise) I liked altasensitivity too, but here is another thought. Faldage, there is an anthropological term, called, 'Stimulus diffusion' used to explain the rapid tranmission of an idea or behaviour that is culturally inherited. One chimp cracks a nut with a stone and suddenly many more chimps are doing the same thing. You *could stretch the same concept to what you are looking for - ?epidemic awareness?



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>>>>Usually they wear a disgruntled expression. And take great pleasure in making as much noise as possible...

So I see dustmen/garbagemen are pretty much the same the world-round Mind you, if I had to be handling people's stinky garbage all day long, I'm not sure I'd be smiling all the time either.

Maybe because I'm a girl but anytime I've had encounter with them, they've been pretty nice (like when I'm running to catch up with garbage bags cause I forgot to take them out)




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Stimulus diffusion

good name for a band.

what was the "something-biquity" word that Max gave you in another thread? I liked that one.



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ubiquiphany


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ubiquiphany

yah. dat be the one. thanks. did we ever get a proper pronunciation for that? or perhaps it could be just "ubiphany"?...



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