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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Helen wheels #155801 02/20/06 12:01 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park i am out of the handbasket? Wee! i hope them wheels are powered by a 5 on the floor v8 engine, with a nice tight suspension.. i could use an upgrade from my mazda mx6.. dam.. its helen reddy that musick is reference.. oh well my ship will come in one day! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Helen wheels #155802 02/20/06 11:27 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada If your ship comes in looking as you described it I want a picture. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Coined words #155803 02/21/06 12:35 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Speaking of--I was thinking today about a jacket my daughter received as a gift several months ago. It is still hanging in her closet, unused. I was thinking that I probably ought to fold it and put it away somewhere to keep it from getting "shopworn". I figured shopworn just about has to be a coined word. I learned it from hearing my mother say it. Is it still in use, these days? I havn't heard it in a long time. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Coined words #155804 02/21/06 12:44 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Jackie I've seen shopworn used to describe musical instruments such as guitars, typically very expensives one whose appeal is in part due to their appearance. See for example this guitar . Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Coined words #155805 02/21/06 01:33 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont sweet. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Helen wheels #155806 02/28/06 11:31 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Getting back to the thread, working in wordwizard-com wordorigins-org, phrases-org, wordsmith-org, and wordcraft.infopop I often encounter threads asking for a term describing a concept for which there is no apparent Standard English word. Rephrasing my question, what do you suppose such concepts have in common, if anything Last edited by dalehileman; 02/28/06 11:32 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Helen wheels #155807 03/01/06 01:34 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: … what do you suppose such concepts have in common, if anything Uncommonness? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Helen wheels #155808 03/01/06 03:31 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Quote: what do you suppose such concepts have in common, if anything they keep getting collected in books, such as Rheingold's They have a Word for It and There's a Word for It, and then there's that Meaning of Tingo thing as well. 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. 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