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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread microlipet #79878 09/06/2002 4:19 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 tsuwm's wwftd = f: none of the above, according to grandiloquent dictionary. tsuwm http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: microlipet #79879 09/06/2002 5:08 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 dear bill, context... context the worthless word for the day is: microlipet choose one: a) a portion b) a small portion c) a very small portion d) a nitpicker e) perhaps c and d exhibit A: microlipet - someone who gets all worked up about trivial things (per Charles Harrington Elster, "There's a Word for It") exhibit B: nitpicker - one who searches for and over-emphasizes trivial errors (per OED2) exhibit C: lipe - [from Fr.] a [significant?] portion lipet - [lipe + dim.] a small portion microlipet - by extension, a small, small portion? so, e) perhaps c and d p.s. - I assume that Grandiloquent has it as "someone bothered by trifles", per Mrs. Byrne... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: microlipet #79880 09/06/2002 5:18 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Hey ~ it gave Faldage his 15 minutes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: microlipet #79881 09/06/2002 6:08 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... choose one: a) a portion b) a small portion c) a very small portion d) a nitpicker e) perhaps c and d Will the real Faldage please stand up! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: microlipet #79882 09/06/2002 6:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Will the real Faldage please stand up! *rimshot* 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 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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