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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: a supplementary quiz #165593 02/02/2007 1:31 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui I voted for "l" then looked it up in the OED online, but had I known the hogmaster's reaction would be as it has been, I would have refrained from sending the PM that I did. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a supplementary quiz #165594 02/02/2007 12:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Quote: TEd, many people were fooled by the dog entry, which if it was an intentional twist on the *actual dog crossbreed called a puggle was really stretching the spirit of our game. It was the first thing that entered my mind. No twist. Just a guess. My only sin was that pesky extra . in cf. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a supplementary quiz #165595 02/02/2007 1:55 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky [total confusion e]--but no matter. I would like to know who submitted k, though. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a supplementary quiz #165596 02/02/2007 2:11 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 okay, this is just for clarification -- I have no wish to otherwise generate further acrimony. my reaction was mainly in regard to definitions that looked as though they had been derived from homonyms! (quite different from the armil phenomenon, in my estimation.) if this doesn't resonate with anyone else, I'll just slink away now with head lowered. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Resonant Acrimony #165597 02/02/2007 7:55 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Well that was the tipoff that two of them were fake. Or maybe that was confer fromage? 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 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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