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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread parisology #149616 11/01/2005 8:04 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 Copacetic_Bob stranger Copacetic_Bob stranger Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 It is not uncommon for a set of identical twins to be esoterically parisologic. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: parisology #149617 11/01/2005 10:37 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Speaking of ambiguous words, I fear if you were to use parisology in a letter to the editor, unless you were very careful about the context, you would have people thinking it was something to do with Paris Hilton. And even with much care given to the context, you would still have many thinking of Ms. Hilton. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: parisology #149618 11/01/2005 10:45 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Dic.com wonders whether the word is from Greek. I wonder if it refers to the diplomacy of the French court. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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