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Posted By: insufferablejake But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 08:02 AM
'Intersororal'. All knowing Google was stumped. Can the wordsmith help?
Posted By: Faldage Re: But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 11:15 AM
Sororal means 'by one's sister, on one's sister's side', what ever that means. Intersororal would then mean something like 'within a group of sisters'.
Posted By: latishya Re: But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 11:22 AM
do not american universities have female clubs called sororities? Perhaps the word intersororal referes to something happening involving more than one such group.
Posted By: tsuwm Re: But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 11:50 AM
"The purpose of the Panhellenic Association shall be to develop and maintain sorority life. and intersororal relations at a high level of accomplishment..." link
Posted By: latishya Re: But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 11:55 AM
Originally Posted By: tsuwm
"The purpose of the Panhellenic Association shall be to develop and maintain sorority life. and intersororal relations at a high level of accomplishment..." link


does this mean i guessed correct?
Posted By: zmjezhd Re: But what does it mean? - 07/29/09 01:47 PM
There is also intrasororal 'amongst sisters/sorority members'. The flip sides are interfraternal and intrafraternal 'between etc.'.

[Fixed egregious error made at some unholy time in the mornign before coffee.]
Posted By: Zed Re: But what does it mean? - 07/30/09 08:03 PM
I thought that inter- was between groups and intra- was within a group.
Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: But what does it mean? - 07/30/09 08:12 PM
Looks to me like you guessed right, Latisha!
Posted By: latishya Re: But what does it mean? - 07/30/09 08:32 PM
Originally Posted By: AnnaStrophic
Looks to me like you guessed right, Latisha!


for your kindness many thanks annastrophic. i was beginning to think perhaps no one would answer my question.
Posted By: zmjezhd Re: But what does it mean? - 07/31/09 03:58 AM
I thought that inter- was between groups and intra- was within a group.

Yes, you're right. I got them flipped. I'll fix it.
Posted By: Zed Re: But what does it mean? - 08/01/09 07:42 AM
Quote:
Yes, you're right.



(Doesn't happen that often linguistically.)
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