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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread an interesting word #146028 08/05/2005 1:15 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park how and where can i use it? Micronoetic--Adj. "with minimal intellectual or cognitive content"--Gee there must be something this word is good for. I know! The whole ALAD thread seems micronoetic. yup. that works for me. how about you?--do you have any interesting words to describe some going's on? yup. that works for me. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an interesting word #146029 08/05/2005 3:36 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Can't reply to your one question, Helen, as I've not read that thread. I did notice the oe in your word, though; I never have liked that combination very much--it just looks too "foreign"! Hmm...speaking of micronoetic! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an interesting word #146030 08/05/2005 4:26 PM 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 helen, noetic is a fine word that dates to 1653 (M-W). can you point to any evidence for micronoetic? is it a neologism or someone's nonce-word? edit: I do see some evidence of its use in USENET groups as a general term of disapprobation; also claims there that it ain't a real word. :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an interesting word #146031 08/05/2005 9:44 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 it ain't a real word. Sigh! 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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