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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Padding #3591 07/04/2000 4:26 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta There is a theory that apart from its function in making essays longer, padding does have a social function to play in maintaining relationships even if it doesn't actually contain information. Apes groom each other, we pad. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Another Word is Born Seddonist 06/22/2000 9:25 PM Re: Another Word is Born jmh 06/23/2000 8:01 AM Re: Another Word is Born David108 06/23/2000 9:18 AM Re: Another Word is Born Jackie 06/24/2000 4:21 PM Padding Seddonist 06/29/2000 2:59 PM Re: Padding tsuwm 06/29/2000 4:16 PM Re: Padding jmh 06/29/2000 5:40 PM Re: Padding Seddonist 06/29/2000 5:59 PM Re: Padding jmh 06/29/2000 6:24 PM Re: Padding inselpeter 04/11/2002 3:15 AM Re: Padding Jazzoctopus 07/03/2000 2:23 PM Re: Padding Jackie 07/03/2000 5:29 PM Re: Padding Bingley 07/04/2000 4:26 AM Re: Padding paulb 07/04/2000 11:17 AM Re: Padding juanmaria 07/04/2000 6:37 AM Re: Padding TEd Remington 08/02/2000 4:42 PM Re: Padding tsuwm 08/02/2000 5:03 PM Re: Padding Jazzoctopus 08/02/2000 5:23 PM Re: OED access tsuwm 08/02/2000 5:36 PM Re: Padding Jackie 08/02/2000 6:43 PM Re: Padding Jazzoctopus 08/02/2000 8:12 PM Re: Padding tsuwm 08/02/2000 8:28 PM Re: Padding AnnaStrophic 08/03/2000 2:26 PM Re: Padding wwh 04/10/2002 2:50 PM Re: Padding tsuwm 04/10/2002 3:02 PM Re: Padding rkay 04/11/2002 9:55 PM 'Keep on Wombling", The Wombles (1974) belligerentyouth 04/12/2002 1:41 AM Re: 'Keep on Wombling", The Wombles (1974) rkay 04/12/2002 8:15 AM . Max Quordlepleen 04/12/2002 9:31 AM Re: 'Keep on Wombling", The Wombles (1974) rkay 04/12/2002 10:03 AM Wibble and all its meanings belligerentyouth 04/12/2002 10:16 AM Re: Padding Rubrick 08/02/2000 12:47 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,381 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,207 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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