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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 #14792 - 01/05/01 08:01 PM Discombooberated   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Just received an e-mail message from my choir director informing me that the organist's father died and choir practice was cancelled and music plans are changing after the Sunday bulletin has been printed. She concludes: "So, as you can see, our musical plans for Sunday have become quite discombooberated!" This term does not appear in any of my dictionaries, yet I understand quite well what she means. This must present an additional challenge to ESL folks, having to learn not only the formal English language, but these sorts of made-up words, as well. Following this week's theme about taking the negative out of words, is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? Or what? #14793 - 01/05/01 08:05 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Funny - we use "discombobulated". But I figure it means the same thing. Dictionary.com has this to say: dis·com·bob·u·late (dskm-bby-lt) v. tr. dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, dis·com·bob·u·lates. To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse. FWIW The idiot also known as Capfka ... #14794 - 01/05/01 08:16 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 CapK uses discombobulated That is certainly the form I learned at my mother(of whichever sex*)'s knee. I suspect a student of ESL would have similar problems with that one. I doubt if it's high on the list of Important Vocabulary Words. *I think it was my father who used it. #14795 - 01/05/01 08:55 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I suspect a student of ESL would have similar problems with that one. I doubt if it's high on the list of Important Vocabulary Words. Granted. Don't think I've used it in conversation ... ever! It would get me branded as uppity, I would imagine. The idiot also known as Capfka ... #14796 - 01/05/01 08:57 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass I have a friend who speaks and writes using nonce words like this; words like 'contravivulated' and 'goofaglarbian' and 'slipshodderiness' -- you'll not find these in any dictionary, but you know pretty much what he means, in context. (as an aside, he styles himself as jmh; not to be confused with our own). #14797 - 01/05/01 09:03 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York The Padre postulates: Following this week's theme about taking the negative out of words, is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? nota bene: Kaintuck's sleaze police spies are watching..... (down here in the South of the good ol' US we say 'discombobulated' ... never heard the 'boob' variety.) #14798 - 01/05/01 09:26 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 In reference to discombobulated CapK remarks that using it: "...would get me branded as uppity" US'ns have always used it in a mock rustic way. #14799 - 01/05/01 09:59 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I've often heard discombobulated also, but usually from strick non-swearers who do not want to say f****d-up and never from a guy. #14800 - 01/05/01 11:05 PM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England A "Mock Rustic" approach in Zild would be what Bel has said discombobulated is substituted for in her world. And both sexes would participate these days, I might add. The idiot also known as Capfka ... #14801 - 01/07/01 02:21 AM Re: Discombooberated   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? Or what? C'mere a minute, F.S.--I wish to discombooberate you. Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 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