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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: idiotism #145427 07/26/2005 3:07 AM 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 Jackie, I'm not sure of this, but it seems that if you get down to specifics, idiom is the form of expression, and idiotism is the manner of expression. "So what's the difference between form and manner," is heard from the back of the room. FWIW (a cheap laugh?), the French form of both idiotisms is idiotisme Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted idiotism theContrarian 07/25/2005 8:49 PM Re: idiotism Jackie 07/26/2005 1:01 AM Re: idiotism tsuwm 07/26/2005 3:07 AM Re: idiotism Jackie 07/26/2005 3:13 PM Re: idiotism Elizabeth Creith 07/27/2005 12:20 AM Re: idiotism Jackie 07/27/2005 1:04 AM Re: idiotism Bingley 07/27/2005 8:43 AM Re: soppy Zed 07/27/2005 6:44 PM Re: SOP AnnaStrophic 07/27/2005 6:53 PM Re: SOP Elizabeth Creith 07/27/2005 7:52 PM Re: SOP plutarch 07/27/2005 8:27 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,281 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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