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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #113596 - 10/14/03 04:27 PM Re: The Village of Parnassos Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Eptastomos (bottomless cesspool) and, finally, the Parnassos Ski Centre." Water skiing, then. Top #113597 - 10/14/03 05:26 PM Re: The Village of Parnassos maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 > The bottomless cesspool? A tourist attraction!? Would you find it more attractive with a bottom attached? ;) Top #113598 - 10/18/03 01:34 PM Re: Parnassus moss member Registered: 10/18/01 Posts: 104 What is the name for the process by which a placename loses its place to another? Derecognized? Top #113599 - 10/18/03 01:43 PM Re: Parnassus Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA Here we have an example of why "cross-threading" can sometimes be a useful and appropriate thing. Top #113600 - 10/18/03 02:06 PM Re: Parnassus moss member Registered: 10/18/01 Posts: 104 cross-threading Actually, I think the word you are looking for is "reappellation". Top #113601 - 10/18/03 03:44 PM Reapplellation Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA Reappellation is the process whereby, if the apples fall prematurely off the tree, new apples grow in their place. Top #113602 - 10/18/03 05:28 PM Re: Reapplellation moss member Registered: 10/18/01 Posts: 104 new apples grow in their place Good one. And the word describing the same process with pear trees? "Reappearance" ... of course. Top #113603 - 10/18/03 05:39 PM Re: Reapplellation Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Isn't the Appelations where they danged hillbillies come from? Top #113604 - 10/18/03 05:43 PM Re: appelation Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont no, Appelation is what new mac owners feel... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222197 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (jheem), 43 Guests and 7 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 63 LukeJavan8 52 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 jheem 1 May 1 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8432 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6789 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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