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I like retronyms, specifiying words to distinguish the general word from a more common specific one. I'm not explaining it very well, but the examples that leap to mind are "black-and-white television" (as opposed to "color"), "acoustic guitar" (as opposed to "electric"), and "snail mail" (as opposed to "e"). Crossing threads, perhaps we need to start using a retronym for "built architecture" or "bricks-and-mortar architecture" to distinguish it from the new-fangled computer kind (at least buildings won't be "architected" any time soon -- or at least I hope not!).
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted New --Nyms? WhitmanO'Neill 06/30/01 09:29 PM Re: New --Nyms? Jackie 06/30/01 09:39 PM Re: New --Nyms? tsuwm 06/30/01 10:01 PM Re: New --Nyms? Jackie 06/30/01 10:55 PM Re: New --Nyms? Capital Kiwi 07/01/01 02:04 AM Re: New --Nyms? Marianna 07/01/01 08:55 AM Re: New --Nyms? Faldage 07/02/01 03:22 PM Re: New --Nyms? Flatlander 07/02/01 05:48 PM Re: New --Nyms? Faldage 07/02/01 06:01 PM eureka Marianna 07/04/01 02:35 PM Re: New --Nyms? WhitmanO'Neill 07/02/01 06:10 PM Re: New --Nyms? Faldage 07/02/01 06:23 PM Re: New --Nyms? WhitmanO'Neill 07/03/01 02:49 AM Re: New --Nyms? wwh 07/04/01 03:07 PM Re: New --Nyms? Faldage 07/04/01 03:14 PM Re: New --Nyms? wwh 07/04/01 05:48 PM Re: New --Nyms? Faldage 07/05/01 12:18 PM
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