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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34103 06/29/2001 10:12 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Anu didn't post this week's theme, so I will, noblesse oblige pardon my French Retail therapy is good if you have a lot of discretionary income. It's also kinda good when you're selling books, and can help folks find what they want, even if they remember neither the title not the author. What's the etyomology of "retail"? Or MILIU? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34104 06/29/2001 12:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 218 Mountain West, USA Brandon enthusiast Brandon enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 218 Mountain West, USA the etyomology of "retail" I see that the etymology of "retail" is: [ME<OFr. retaille, piece cut off < retailler, to cut up : re- (intensive) + TGailler, to cut. --see tailor] Well, since the word history points to cutting things up, perhaps those thus afflicted should "retail" those credit cards. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34105 06/29/2001 2:19 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 In my youth, during a school Halloween costume parade in which I was dressed as a cat, my tail became disconnected from the rest of my costume. I spent the rest of the day with my tail in my hand asking people if they knew where there was a retail store. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34106 06/29/2001 2:28 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 that story didn't improve in the retale, faldage. http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=12310 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34107 06/29/2001 4:36 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Brandon, pardon my typo and thanks for the etymology. It's that re thang again: used to re oops!inforce a meaning, like "refried beans" (I would yell YART® but tsuwm has already done so, for another thread -- and anyway, who am I to beat a dead horse? ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34108 06/29/2001 5:14 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 who am I to beat a dead horse? So, what *does the full monty mean...? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: This week's theme: new words in the OED. #34109 06/29/2001 5:30 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York mav, you're awful. ... and I love you for it.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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