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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: on the propriety of words Alex Williams #173002 01/30/2008 1:15 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: Is there a word for that quality which a word or phrase may have that marks it to our ears as a proper noun? Just because I would like to understand the question better: How could a phrase be marked to our ears as a proper noun? (A phrase containing nouns only, does it exist?) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted on the propriety of words Alex Williams 01/30/2008 12:22 PM Re: on the propriety of words BranShea 01/30/2008 1:15 PM Re: on the propriety of words Alex Williams 01/30/2008 1:55 PM Re: on the propriety of words BranShea 01/30/2008 2:14 PM Re: on the propriety of words tsuwm 01/30/2008 2:22 PM Re: on the propriety of words Alex Williams 01/30/2008 3:33 PM Re: on the propriety of words BranShea 01/30/2008 5:01 PM Re: on the propriety of words belMarduk 01/30/2008 5:12 PM Re: on the propriety of words tsuwm 01/30/2008 6:35 PM Re: on the propriety of words BranShea 01/30/2008 7:28 PM Re: Heu vae! zmjezhd 01/30/2008 7:34 PM Re: Heu vae! BranShea 01/30/2008 7:55 PM Re: Heu vae! zmjezhd 01/30/2008 9:07 PM Oy Vey! AnnaStrophic 02/02/2008 2:43 PM Re: Oy Vey! zmjezhd 02/02/2008 4:22 PM Re: Oy Vey! Faldage 02/02/2008 8:39 PM Re: Oy Vey! zmjezhd 02/02/2008 9:04 PM Re: Oy Vey! BranShea 02/02/2008 10:11 PM Re: Oy Vey! Buffalo Shrdlu 02/03/2008 12:04 AM Re: Oy Vey! Jackie 02/03/2008 2:53 AM Re: Oy Vey! Buffalo Shrdlu 02/03/2008 5:57 AM Re: Oy Vey! Jackie 02/05/2008 9:41 PM Re: Oy Vey! BranShea 02/03/2008 10:36 AM Re: Oy Vey! Faldage 02/03/2008 2:05 PM Re: Oy Vey! BranShea 02/03/2008 2:14 PM Re: Oy Vey! zmjezhd 02/03/2008 2:30 PM Re: Heu vae! tsuwm 01/30/2008 8:38 PM Re: Heu vae! belMarduk 01/30/2008 9:04 PM Re: Heu vae! BranShea 01/31/2008 10:37 AM Re: Heu vae! zmjezhd 01/31/2008 3:12 PM Re: Heu vae! Buffalo Shrdlu 01/30/2008 8:14 PM Re: Heu vae! BranShea 01/30/2008 8:20 PM Re: on the propriety of words Hydra 01/31/2008 3:54 PM Re: on the propriety of words olly 01/31/2008 8:45 PM Re: on the propriety of words Alex Williams 01/31/2008 9:31 PM Re: on the propriety of words BranShea 01/31/2008 9:46 PM Re: on the propriety of words Jackie 01/30/2008 4:05 PM Re: on the propriety of words The Pook 02/21/2008 1:00 AM Re: on the propriety of words Alex Williams 02/21/2008 1:25 AM 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

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