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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Monday's Word #65516 04/15/2002 2:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Ecdemic. Not in my dictionary. Formed by analogy with endemic and epidemic. I found a few places where it was used as a technical word, having perhaps a bit of increased precision over "foreign" because it is used to mean of foreign origin. However "ecdemic talent" jars me a bit. What would "epidemic" talent, and "endemic" talent be? I visited "Ningbo Today" and all I found was a discussion of Chiang Kai-Chek's birthplace. Is talent analogous to a bacterial or viral disease? I think the x-bonus quote could be capped. It says when life's road is steep, keep your mind on an even keel. Perhaps it might be better to raise your sights, to aim high. Ad astra per aspera, or something like that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Monday's Word #65517 04/15/2002 7:50 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania Rapunzel enthusiast Rapunzel enthusiast Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania ecdemic My (very early) idea about the mystery theme-- maybe the words will contain three or more letters in alphabetical order. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Monday's Word #65518 04/15/2002 8:47 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 that was my thought also.. -ron o. () Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Monday's Word #65519 04/15/2002 9:21 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Would a pandemic talent be a talent that comes easily to everybody? Your Happy Epeolatrist! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Monday's Word #65520 04/16/2002 12:27 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The "flu" that killed (I think) twenty million people at end of WWI was a pandemic. Please, God, do not send another one of those! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Monday's Word #65521 04/16/2002 10:51 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1 Arizona State University Luke stranger Luke stranger Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1 Arizona State University After seeing Tuesday's word, anopsia, it seems you did manage to guess the theme after just one day. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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