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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 'scuse me while I kiss this guy #146536 08/23/05 12:22 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Good one, Alex! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: centrillions #146537 08/23/05 10:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 When I saw the subject line I thought it was going to be about a word that meant "ten to the tenth." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: centrillions #146538 08/23/05 10:30 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast V Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ In reply to: When I saw the subject line I thought it was going to be about a word that meant "ten to the tenth." That's the meaning that gets the most google hits. Clearly, the "centrillions" that oftroy heard was not connected with the school films, since they were about St. Trinian's. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: centrillions #146539 08/24/05 01:08 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy OP Carpal Tunnel OP of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Oh, no but it was connected to the film and school-- i might have misheard, (and the character said "centrinians" not centrilions. but it sure wasn't said as i would say St trinians. --like wise to day i was in Hempstead. (here in NY, and on LI), that is HEMP stead.--hemp like the plant, stead like instead-) and St Trinians would be SAINT not syn (like syn-jon (ST John)and then Trinian-- and not cent-trinains. run together like one word. i didn't recognize what was being said, and that compounded me hearing a mondegreen. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,809 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 403 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 17 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,851 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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