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Much in the same vein as Steve Wright's classic.. "What’s is another word for a thesaurus?" ... here are some similar titbits which I've either pinched, invented, or assimilated.
Why is ‘phonetically’ not spelt the way its pronounced? Is it possible to be totally partial? Can you give me a description for the word 'dictionary'? Is there another word for synonym? Why is dyslexia so hard to spell? Why is abbreviation such a long word? How is it that all the most salient abstract nouns are such short words? Love, life, hate etc. What is acronym short for? Is using big words like, say pretentious being exactly that? If the only people who use the word sesquipedalian are, by definition sesquipedalian, what is the point in having the word? (Same goes for lexiphane) How come the word intonation is hard to intonate? How does a person with a stutter say 'stutter', never mind 'stammer' or 'spasmodic repetition'? How come the word lisp is nigh on impossible for someone with one to pronounce?
I know there are many similar... so let's 'ave 'em ... Fire at will [glee]
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Is using big words like, say pretentious being exactly that?
"The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious."
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nice list. But please don't be so belligerent as to fire at this will!
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This pastime of punning, is quickly becoming a compulsive preoccupation round here!
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by., I was delighted to see this thread, since I have a question, but it's too silly for Q&A.
At the hospital yesterday, I was struck by the thought that the sign I have seen so many times is actually rather odd: Registration and Admitting. Why isn't it either: Registrating and Admitting, or Registration and Admissions? And for that matter, why isn't registrating a word? Or is it, Tsuwm?
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I'd be very surprised if one could go 'registrating at the towen hall'. 'She hasn't been admitting to much lately' sounds pretty awful too. Your suggestion of using the nouns 'Registration and Admissions' is definitely preferable. My bet is they don't (or didn't) exist :-)
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Registration and Admittance. wow
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All your Cash in the Register, or no Admission
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I admit, it doesn't register.
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why isn't registrating a word? Because we already have 'registering'?
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