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I see now, thanks. The higher the number, the higher the difficulty, rarity, or 'snootidity'?
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formerly known as etaoin...
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"indubitably" a word I have always loved hearing Daffy Duck say.
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Back to your original post Jackie;
zmjezhd's mention of Wikipedia reminded me of this: Citizendium.
Wikipedia:
"Wiki Wiki" is a reduplication of "wiki", a Hawaiian-language word for fast. In Rarotongan Maori: Viviki, fast, or Taviviki, go fast.
encyclopædia
A comprehensive written compendium that contains information.
wikipedia = a fast compendium.
Citizendium I feel is too bulky a word for ease of use.
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I think olly had the categories reversed. type-3 should be the 'snooty' word...  Yep, that's what I was referring to; thanks, eta.
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yeah, but....olly, the pedia part of encyclopedia is: Etymology: Medieval Latin encyclopaedia course of general education, from Greek enkyklios + paideia education, child rearing, from paid-, pais child(according to [url= http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=encyclopedia]merriman webster[/url] (the same root paid- (refering to child) is found in such words as pediatrian, or pediaphile) so wikepedia is 'quick' (wiki) + paedia ( education/child rearing) the comprehensive part of the word is the encyclo--(encircling, entire, all round) an encyclopaedia is a source for all round educational information. or comprehensive information.. (similar notion--but then words do shift in meaning/nuance) still we do talk about a having a well rounded education.
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Here is one of the dangers of wiki.
The Lone Haranguer
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Now that is just plain weird.
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