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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: knockdown #7104 10/02/2000 10:39 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel 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 Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/28/2000 4:57 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/28/2000 5:12 PM knockdown TEd Remington 09/28/2000 6:55 PM Re: knockdown Marty 09/28/2000 8:28 PM Re: knockdown maverick 10/02/2000 8:36 AM Re: knockdown wsieber 10/02/2000 10:26 AM Re: knockdown maverick 10/02/2000 10:39 AM Re: knockdown jmh 10/02/2000 12:31 PM >what's wrong with dismantle? TEd Remington 10/02/2000 4:17 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? maverick 10/02/2000 4:42 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? RhubarbCommando 10/04/2000 11:46 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? TEd Remington 10/04/2000 12:15 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? tsuwm 10/04/2000 3:36 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Bridget 10/05/2000 8:44 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Marty 10/06/2000 1:38 AM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Jazzoctopus 10/05/2000 4:23 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? Brandon 10/05/2000 4:55 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? jmh 10/05/2000 9:04 PM Re: >what's wrong with dismantle? tsuwm 10/05/2000 9:12 PM Gerald the Elephant TEd Remington 10/12/2000 1:00 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant Jazzoctopus 10/13/2000 7:43 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant AnnaStrophic 10/14/2000 12:27 AM You GOT it TEd Remington 10/16/2000 3:29 PM Re: You GOT it Jackie 10/16/2000 6:01 PM Re: Gerald the Elephant Jazzoctopus 10/16/2000 9:27 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/29/2000 12:51 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/29/2000 1:44 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/29/2000 10:03 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/29/2000 11:46 AM Re: string theory tsuwm 09/29/2000 6:14 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/29/2000 12:18 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Bingley 09/30/2000 5:15 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/30/2000 9:35 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Max Quordlepleen 10/02/2000 12:37 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? jmh 09/29/2000 8:17 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/29/2000 9:03 AM Re: Loose Womens' Institute jmh 09/29/2000 7:08 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? tsuwm 09/28/2000 5:36 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? JaneEsp 09/29/2000 11:05 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? tsuwm 09/30/2000 12:32 AM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? Jackie 09/30/2000 2:33 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/30/2000 5:32 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? maverick 09/30/2000 5:36 PM Re: Knock, knock, who's there? belMarduk 09/30/2000 9:47 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,373 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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