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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Crematory? Um... #58476 02/25/2002 2:53 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 I will bet a silk pajama that crematory arose, or at least is frequently used, to euphemistically substitute an unfamiliar word for a familiar but unpleasant one. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 02/24/2002 6:43 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/24/2002 7:16 PM Re: Crematory? Um... belligerentyouth 02/24/2002 7:35 PM Re: Crematory? Um... wwh 02/24/2002 8:42 PM Re: Crematory? Um... belMarduk 02/24/2002 9:43 PM Re: Crematory? Um... jmh 02/24/2002 11:29 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 2:53 AM Re: Crematory? Um... wwh 02/25/2002 3:05 AM Re: Crematory? Um... Geoff 02/25/2002 3:38 AM Re: Crematory? Um... of troy 02/25/2002 1:08 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Bobyoungbalt 02/25/2002 5:09 AM Re: Crematory? Um... RhubarbCommando 02/25/2002 11:16 AM Re: Crematory? Um... Geoff 02/25/2002 1:45 PM Re: Condos and Co-ops jmh 02/25/2002 7:00 PM Re: Crematory? Um... of troy 02/25/2002 2:46 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 4:15 PM Post deleted by boronia boronia 02/25/2002 6:31 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Keiva 02/25/2002 6:38 PM Creameries Wordwind 02/25/2002 10:19 PM Re: Creameries jmh 02/26/2002 7:10 AM Re: Creameries belligerentyouth 02/26/2002 12:04 PM Re: Creameries Bean 02/26/2002 12:10 PM Re: Creameries wwh 02/26/2002 8:52 PM Re: Crematory? Um... Bean 02/25/2002 11:41 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

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