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#57683 02/19/02 12:58 PM
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Dear whh,

I, too, have an extra cusp on one of my molars--it really has a lovely name that I've completely forgotten--but my dentist would know.

It sounds something like "The Cusp of Caglieri..."--but that's not it.

I've heard/read "cusp" used from time to time over the years. I really like the word a lot--is has "cups" in it--and cupping is always nice to think about--and "sup" somehow, too--and "cus" like "you ol' cuss!...which is kind of friendly--and "us"...which is nice, too, and inclusive--and "spuc" is there Spucker up!, which isn't a word 'less tsuwm knows better, but spuc seems to be a pretty nice sound.

Bicuspid regards,
WordWaker



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spuc seems to be a pretty nice sound.

Ah! Let us rejoice in our diversity.


#57685 02/19/02 01:45 PM
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but spuc seems to be a pretty nice sound.

In Ireland SPUC is an acronym for the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child. Their members are pretty militant and nasty and, with an imminent (March) referendum on abortion, they are far from popular.

So, sorry. Spuc means only one thing to me and it ain't that nice!!


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I think NicholasW has the best answer. The quote does seem to mean that this could be the beginning of a new era, and so "on the verge" would have been a better expression.

And from tsuwm's mention of its being an astrological term, I think it a bit naughty of a scientist to use it. I despise astrology.


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More on this guy and his dinosaur connections.

http://pondside.uchicago.edu/ceb/faculty/sereno.html


#57688 02/19/02 04:13 PM
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Thanks, Faldage! Your link asks you to you to
See Also: http://dinosaur.uchicago.edu, in which some may find the "discoveries" and "expeditions" sections especially interesting.


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