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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: knockdown #7104 10/02/00 10:39 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 impossible to disassemble I agree that some things like scrambled egg are impossible to disassemble (does this hold true of neoplasm?) But surely this adds to the suggestion that "to disassemble" carries the extra meaning that the parts may end up reconstituted...? By the way, I think my dad's straining at the word comes from the difference of UK and USA English which definitely have their own aesthetic sensibilities (I know, tsuwm, YART!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/28/00 04:57 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/28/00 05:12 PM knockdown TEd Remington 09/28/00 06:55 PM Re: knockdown Marty 09/28/00 08:28 PM Re: knockdown maverick 10/02/00 08:36 AM Re: knockdown wsieber 10/02/00 10:26 AM Re: knockdown maverick 10/02/00 10:39 AM Re: knockdown jmh 10/02/00 12:31 PM >what's wrong with dismantle? TEd Remington 10/02/00 04:17 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? maverick 10/02/00 04:42 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? RhubarbCommando 10/04/00 11:46 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? TEd Remington 10/04/00 12:15 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? tsuwm 10/04/00 03:36 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Bridget 10/05/00 08:44 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Marty 10/06/00 01:38 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Jazzoctopus 10/05/00 04:23 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Brandon 10/05/00 04:55 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? jmh 10/05/00 09:04 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? tsuwm 10/05/00 09:12 PM Gerald the Elephant TEd Remington 10/12/00 01:00 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant Jazzoctopus 10/13/00 07:43 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant AnnaStrophic 10/14/00 12:27 AM You GOT it TEd Remington 10/16/00 03:29 PM Re: You GOT it Jackie 10/16/00 06:01 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant Jazzoctopus 10/16/00 09:27 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/29/00 12:51 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/29/00 01:44 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/29/00 10:03 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/29/00 11:46 AM Re: string theory tsuwm 09/29/00 06:14 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/29/00 12:18 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Bingley 09/30/00 05:15 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/30/00 09:35 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Max Quordlepleen 10/02/00 12:37 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? jmh 09/29/00 08:17 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/29/00 09:03 AM Re: Loose Womens' Institute jmh 09/29/00 07:08 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? tsuwm 09/28/00 05:36 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? JaneEsp 09/29/00 11:05 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? tsuwm 09/30/00 12:32 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/30/00 02:33 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/30/00 05:32 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/30/00 05:36 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/30/00 09:47 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 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,572 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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