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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread an extra word for today #87510 11/21/2002 4:45 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A member who chooses not to post suggested to me the word "perissology". To my dismay, I discovered that it had appeared in an early issue of AWAD. Incidentally, the member who introduced it was so talented that it is a pity he did not stay with us. But the word seems well worth recycling, since I think few members are likely to recall it. It is a synonym for tautology. http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail6.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an extra word for today #87511 11/21/2002 5:56 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 I'd say it was closer to a pleonasm (have said, actually :) than a tautology. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an extra word for today #87512 11/21/2002 6:12 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I agree. 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

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