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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A nonce word #163271 11/08/2006 2:49 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: January 03, 2006 the worthless word for the day is: illeism a nonce word of Coleridge Several times I saw "a nonce word " used in various threads. Nonce means "ät present" in old Enlglish: fore the nonce: for now. Yet it looks like on this board it is used in a different way. "A nonce word of Coleridge" , you say in your post. Do you mean by that a non existing or a nonsense word? Or maybe a new word? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Illeism Hydra 11/08/2006 3:33 AM Re: Illeism tsuwm 11/08/2006 3:46 AM Re: Illeism Hydra 11/08/2006 10:09 AM Re: Illeism ParkinT 11/08/2006 6:36 PM Re: Illeism tsuwm 11/08/2006 8:00 PM Re: Illeism ParkinT 11/08/2006 8:57 PM Re: Illeism tsuwm 11/08/2006 10:17 PM A nonce word BranShea 11/08/2006 2:49 PM Re: A nonce word tsuwm 11/08/2006 3:30 PM Re: A nonce word zmjezhd 11/08/2006 4:42 PM Re: Illeism ParkinT 11/08/2006 6:38 PM Re: Illeism Aramis 11/08/2006 7:16 PM Re: Illeism AnnaStrophic 11/08/2006 7:20 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,324 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,167 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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