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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Mulder's International Etymological Dictionary #138854 02/08/2005 11:45 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Did you know the Welsh word for pearl sounds just like the Mandarin word for swine… now that can’t be chance, can it?! http://www.zompist.com/chance.htm) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mulder's International Etymological Dictionary #138855 02/08/2005 12:04 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Alternatively… Now, there's no denying that seeing such a list [of linked concepts in different languages] is suggestive, and that it seems like there must be something in it. I'll maintain, however, that this is simply self-delusion-- a consequence of the human ability to make connections even in the face of near-random data. http://www.zompist.com/proto.htm) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mulder's International Etymological Dictionary #138856 02/08/2005 12:34 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 I'll maintain, however, that this is simply self-delusion-- a consequence of the human ability to make connections even in the face of near-random data. Which could explain "synchronicity". But it wouldn't convince James Bond, who said: "Once is circumstance. Twice is happen-stance. Three times is enemy action." 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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