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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Words better known in their negative forms #146110 08/08/05 10:45 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia J johnjohn member johnjohn member J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia Was there a thread which drew together those words which are their own antonyms, like "cleave" and I suppose "raise/raze"????? I remember it as being quite recent.... jj Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: eth #146111 08/08/05 10:52 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Thanks, AnnaS - I'll get my computer geek - aka husband - to install one of these for me! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words better known in their negative forms #146112 08/09/05 01:51 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky johnjohn, I think there have been several threads on that topic; here's the oldest: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=452 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words better known in their negative forms #146113 08/10/05 05:27 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia J johnjohn member johnjohn member J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia Jackie - yeah that's it, I knew that "stranger" tsuwm was involved, hehehe Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words better known in their negative forms #146114 08/10/05 10:53 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 16 Oconomowoc, WI, USA B bushmillsneat stranger bushmillsneat stranger B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 16 Oconomowoc, WI, USA I do limericks Doing true limericks well is an arduous art form. While a form of light verse in effect, its generative process is usually anything but. For a usually casual subject it has a wickedly formidable prescriptive form. You might find the following link informative but decidedly unhelpful. http://www.sfu.ca/~finley/discussion.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,910 Posts229,084 Members9,175 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Standy, Teytonon, jgronk71, gronk1964, MiscPractice 9,175 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 153 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,358 LukeJavan8 9,909 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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