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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Redundantly tautological pleonastic names #29669 10/14/2001 2:52 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia "barrel, Beryl, Shirl, Earl, squirrel, quarrel, and even Earl, Jr., all come out pretty much the same" Well, to us here in the Antipodes, you're coming out like a hick! Barr-rell, Beh-rill, Sherl, Erl, skwih-rool, kwoh-rool. Sheesh stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Post deleted by Wordwind #29670 10/14/2001 3:15 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Beryl Cooper #29671 10/15/2001 5:10 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC isn't exactly a pleonasm in the sense in which this thread started. A cooper is not a barrel, but rather a barrel maker. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pleonarcissism #29672 10/16/2001 1:30 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 Egads! I have been out-shone by a compliment. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pleonarcissism #29673 10/16/2001 5:55 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... So, Plu', "Belle Bell" would be an example of a pleonastic pleonarcissism, yes? (Mebbe "Beau Bell," too--hmmmmm, and then monkeys named "Bo-Bo" have names derived from pleonarcissisms==Beau Beau...???) Now I'm wondering about "leonasms..." Would a pleonastic leonasm be something like "Rex King"? Of course, if an egotistical, self-named pseudo-king, "Rex King" could be a pleonastic, pleonarcissistic, leonasm. Best regards, WW Keiva: No you-know-what!!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 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 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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