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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 #113596 - 10/14/03 08:27 PM Re: The Village of Parnassos   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Eptastomos (bottomless cesspool) and, finally, the Parnassos Ski Centre." Water skiing, then. #113597 - 10/14/03 09:26 PM Re: The Village of Parnassos   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > The bottomless cesspool? A tourist attraction!? Would you find it more attractive with a bottom attached? ;) #113598 - 10/18/03 05:34 PM Re: Parnassus   Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 moss member moss   member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 What is the name for the process by which a placename loses its place to another? Derecognized? #113599 - 10/18/03 05:43 PM Re: Parnassus   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Here we have an example of why "cross-threading" can sometimes be a useful and appropriate thing. #113600 - 10/18/03 06:06 PM Re: Parnassus   Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 moss member moss   member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 cross-threading Actually, I think the word you are looking for is "reappellation". #113601 - 10/18/03 07:44 PM Reapplellation   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Reappellation is the process whereby, if the apples fall prematurely off the tree, new apples grow in their place. #113602 - 10/18/03 09:28 PM Re: Reapplellation   Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 moss member moss   member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 104 new apples grow in their place Good one. And the word describing the same process with pear trees? "Reappearance" ... of course. #113603 - 10/18/03 09:39 PM Re: Reapplellation   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Isn't the Appelations where they danged hillbillies come from? #113604 - 10/18/03 09:43 PM Re: appelation   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont no, Appelation is what new mac owners feel... formerly known as etaoin... 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,878 Posts223,863 Members9,013 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ahmed, KathrynH, Waqar_Ali, brecht, Akintola 9013 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 45 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 52 LukeJavan8 23 A C Bowden 19 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 8,961 wofahulicodoc 7,456 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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