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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Guidelines on coining words? #5462 08/26/2000 1:22 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I don't think that anyone just decides to coin a word and then find it in usage michaelo, I agree!...UNLESS the person happens to be famous, and is widely quoted in the media. I know fashion trends get set by the stars, so why not language innovations (and deletions)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 08/20/2000 6:27 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 08/20/2000 11:38 AM . Max Quordlepleen 08/20/2000 11:56 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Bridget 08/20/2000 12:03 PM . Max Quordlepleen 08/20/2000 12:17 PM Re: I wield my vorpal sword tsuwm 08/20/2000 1:01 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? michaelo 08/21/2000 7:19 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 08/22/2000 10:07 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? paulb 08/22/2000 11:51 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 08/22/2000 12:09 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? AnnaStrophic 08/22/2000 9:15 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Bingley 08/23/2000 4:24 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? funes 08/23/2000 4:49 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? RhubarbCommando 08/23/2000 2:34 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 08/23/2000 5:36 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? RhubarbCommando 09/01/2000 2:15 PM "slithy tove" TEd Remington 09/05/2000 4:31 PM . Max Quordlepleen 09/05/2000 7:13 PM Re: "slithy tove" tsuwm 09/05/2000 7:24 PM Re: "slithy tove" AnnaStrophic 09/05/2000 8:05 PM Outgrabe TEd Remington 08/23/2000 12:32 PM Re: Outgrabe Bridget 08/25/2000 8:23 AM . Max Quordlepleen 08/25/2000 9:18 AM Re: Outgrabe Bingley 08/28/2000 4:22 AM . Max Quordlepleen 08/28/2000 11:28 AM Re: Outgrabe Bridget 08/29/2000 9:41 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Avy 08/21/2000 11:04 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Avy 08/23/2000 7:54 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? wsieber 08/23/2000 12:30 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? michaelo 08/25/2000 5:46 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 08/26/2000 1:22 AM Re: Guidelines on coining words? jmh 09/07/2000 12:40 PM . Max Quordlepleen 09/07/2000 10:12 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? reeses 09/07/2000 4:32 PM Re: Guidelines on coining words? Jackie 09/08/2000 9:43 AM 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 Posts230,393 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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