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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: folk etymology #62458 03/27/2002 9:07 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 ycliu by plugging 'folk etymology' into OneLook to see the slightly different takes on the phrase. here is the OED reading: usually, the popular perversion of the form of words in order to render it apparently significant. http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted 100 most common... hev 03/27/2002 5:05 AM Re: 100 most common... Jackie 03/27/2002 11:10 AM Re: 100 most common... Angel 03/27/2002 1:32 PM Re: 100 most common... Keiva 03/27/2002 4:56 PM Re: 100 most common... tsuwm 03/27/2002 5:44 PM Re: 100 most common... Keiva 03/27/2002 8:54 PM Re: folk etymology tsuwm 03/27/2002 9:07 PM Re: 100 most common... hev 03/27/2002 9:02 PM Re: 100 most common... RhubarbCommando 03/27/2002 1:23 PM Re: 100 most common... TheFallibleFiend 03/27/2002 1:43 PM Re: 100 most common... slithy toves 03/27/2002 1:59 PM Re: 100 most common... TheFallibleFiend 03/27/2002 5:50 PM Re: 100 most common... modestgoddess 03/27/2002 7:32 PM Re: 100 most common... tsuwm 03/27/2002 7:46 PM Re: 100 most common... modestgoddess 03/27/2002 7:55 PM Re: 100 most common... Angel 03/27/2002 8:30 PM Re: 100 most common... modestgoddess 03/27/2002 9:47 PM Re: 100 most common... tsuwm 03/27/2002 10:16 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/27/2002 11:34 PM Re: 100 most common... tsuwm 03/28/2002 2:29 AM Re: Webster and OED wow 03/28/2002 11:42 AM Re: Webster and OED Capital Kiwi 03/28/2002 3:05 PM Re: Webster and OED modestgoddess 03/28/2002 5:56 PM Re: Webster and OED tsuwm 03/28/2002 6:22 PM aside to tsuwm AnnaStrophic 03/28/2002 6:32 PM Re: aside to tsuwm boronia 03/28/2002 7:33 PM Re: Sorry, boronia AnnaStrophic 03/28/2002 7:37 PM Re: Sorry, boronia boronia 03/28/2002 7:38 PM Re: Webster and OED modestgoddess 03/28/2002 6:36 PM Re: Webster and OED tsuwm 03/28/2002 6:37 PM -ce or -se wofahulicodoc 03/29/2002 7:00 PM Re: 100 most common... Bean 03/28/2002 10:46 AM Re: 100 most common... Huh? Faldage 03/28/2002 1:13 PM Re: 100 most common... Huh? boronia 03/28/2002 2:06 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,402 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 8 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,224 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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