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Originally Posted By: Jackieology is, like, a word? Like, not as such, afaik. The quote has 'Ologies. The capitalization adds to my puzzlement--that makes it seem as though it's the title of something. [shrug]
yes, well ology has a OLi of twenty-seven(27!)*, and can be found in OED[online] and W3. but you're probly right - it's not really a word.
I'd venture a guess that many of the capitalized instances came early in the word's informal history [see Dickens quote above] to distinguish it from the suffix form, -ology.
here's another:
"The days of the ‘ologies’ (be they zoo- or entomo-) were giving way to a single science, and he had not noticed."
- Daily Telegraph 26 May, 1999
*from a closer inspection, it looks like two(2!) of these are really the suffix only.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ologies Jackie 11/28/11 04:15 AM Re: Ologies tsuwm 11/28/11 05:06 AM Re: Ologies Rhubarb Commando 11/28/11 11:40 AM Re: Ologies tsuwm 11/28/11 03:24 PM Re: Ologies Jackie 11/29/11 03:04 AM Re: Ologies Tromboniator 11/29/11 04:21 AM Re: Ologies tsuwm 11/29/11 05:22 AM Re: Ologies BranShea 12/03/11 12:50 PM Re: Ologies tsuwm 12/03/11 02:38 PM Re: Ologies BranShea 12/03/11 08:51 PM Re: Ologies Tromboniator 12/04/11 10:03 PM Re: Ologies Jackie 12/05/11 03:34 AM Re: Ologies Tromboniator 12/05/11 07:02 AM Re: Ologies Faldage 12/05/11 03:37 AM Re: Ologies Jackie 12/05/11 03:37 AM Re: Ologies olly 12/05/11 04:16 AM Re: Ologies tsuwm 12/05/11 04:24 AM
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