Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words a murder of crows
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 2 of 2 1 2
Great find FF and I enjoyed reading the other comments there too!
The First [...] probably a connection with Fürst??
Yes, the are related. As is Latin princeps 'prince' with primus 'first'.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
Originally Posted By: Candy
Lists the collective for bacteria as "culture," but this collective differs in character from the others in that it is more restrictive (I think). I don't think a "culture of bacteria" refers to any collection of bacteria that occurs in the wild, so to speak, but ONLY those that are grown through the process of culturing or cultivation; that is, by being put into a "growth medium" (such as agar) under the right conditions.
Anyway, this reminds me -
SUPPORT BACTERIA
(it's the only culture some people have)
Last edited by TheFallibleFiend; 01/26/2012 9:18 PM.
A friend of mine gave his son a T-shirt printed with EPIC FIAL.
Originally Posted By: JackieA friend of mine gave his son a T-shirt printed with EPIC FIAL.
Cute! I used to have a T from a bar called "Chilkoot Charlie's Rustic Alaskan Saloon."
Front: We cheat the OTHER guy ...
Back: ... and pass the savings on to YOU!
I found a less serious set of proposed collectives here: http://all-sorts.org/
Those are funny. Thanks.
----please, draw me a sheep----
Page 2 of 2 1 2
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk