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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Scoodles #130610 07/21/04 01:44 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA A chum in West Seattle reports that his daughter bought a pair of scoodles -- dogs which are the product of crossing a Scottie with a poodle. This seems (a) a terrible thing to do to either breed of dog and (b) a further pollution of the language with silly new words. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Scoodles #130611 07/21/04 02:13 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Well, hey, they're just dogs. What worse could happen to them? And you got something against portmanteau words? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Scoodles #130612 07/21/04 02:33 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ack--I can't decide if that's worse that peek-a-poo (sp?) or not. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Portmanteau Words #130613 07/21/04 03:50 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Portmanteau words are useful, particularly if the coiner/user is attempting to be tongue-in-cheek funny, but less so in serious discourse. The person who coined the synonym for them -- frankenword -- did a good thing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Portmanteau Words #130614 07/21/04 10:56 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 tongue-in-cheek funny Keep your tongue firmly in your cheek next time there's a smog alert. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter The Slippery Slope #130615 07/21/04 06:42 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA "Smog" is a good example of a Frankenword. Others are "spork" (spoon + fork) meaning a runcible spoon and "skort" (skirt + shorts) meaning a wrap-around skirt with short legs. The problem with giving in to portmanteau words like "smog" is that it is a short slide down the slippery slope to words like "snizzle" (snow + drizzle) and "clumid" (cloudy + humid). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Slippery Slope #130616 07/21/04 07:08 PM Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA C clockworkchaos journeyman clockworkchaos journeyman C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA Snizzle? OK, Father Snoop Dog. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Slippery Slope #130617 07/21/04 07:23 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada There is also someone trying to get recognition for the "new breed" of Labradoodles. Originally bred for the serious purpose of providing a guide dog for a woman with severe dog allergies since poodles are non allergenic. Hard to take seriously with that name though. Some frankenwords do describe a combination of things that is different than the sum of its parts. Like smog - it is neither smoke nor fog. Brunch too is so much more than a combination of breakfast and lunch. What I object to is the making up of cute combinations for things that don't need a word of there own. A piece of bread and cheese at 3:30 is a snack not a lupper. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Scoodles #130618 07/21/04 08:17 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC One of the oldest breeds of dogs is the white dog with black spots bred for German stage performances. The Dalmatian of Faust. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter The Dalmatian of Faust #130619 07/21/04 09:49 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Who let TEd out? 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