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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: livin' la vida santarogana zmjezhd #180021 10/31/08 09:54 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY So you are not now a fan? You don't care for those stories any more? I asked because of the Kwisatz Haderach reference, so important in Dune. I'm probably one of three people that actually liked the movie version. It stars some very well known and respectable actors. I need to reread the books; it's been years, but they are so vividly written I almost felt as if the places existed. :0) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: livin' la vida santarogana twosleepy #180023 10/31/08 10:23 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh So you are not now a fan? Oh, I still am. I was being dyspeptic. The Dune series got less and less likable. Did you know that Bene Gesserit is Latin? It's kind of Dog Hebrew, too. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: livin' la vida santarogana zmjezhd #180024 10/31/08 10:33 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 dyspeptic: The Dune series got more and more unlikable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: If "quid" means "what" in Latin zmjezhd #180025 11/01/08 12:08 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Originally Posted By: zmjezhd I derive quiddich from Kwisatz Haderach. That would be plausible if Quidditch was the title of the heir of Slytherin or something, but I see no connection between a Messiah-like figure and a brutal game. Phonemically it doesn't fit either - the 'ch' in Kwisatz Haderach is like the 'ch' in loch or chemist, not the 'ch' in china. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: If "quid" means "what" in Latin missdannimac #180030 11/01/08 07:22 AM Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 Australia V vfjmclachlan stranger vfjmclachlan stranger V Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 Australia Do you think that "quidditch" (in the Harry Potter books) also has its root in the Latin "quid"? (e.g.WHAT is this game all about??) And what about the slang term for a pound, both in Britain and Australia, pre decimal? A pound was a quid - also used in such phrases as "I wouldn't be in his shoes for quids". 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,943 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 1,323 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,929 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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