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Party-pooper! What with Faldage all feverishly pitched and all, you had to bring it up didn'tcha?in ASp's discussion ... "faldage constrained" ... what a fascinating image, bel!
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Nouns can be created any time one has a special definition to go with them I can readily imagine a philosopher finding what he considers a new concept, and consigning "constrict" to it. In discussing the way religion denies men freedom of thought, dogma could be called a constrict used to control the masses.
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You know what, I like constrict as a noun. Add my vote. I'm using it. If it starts popping up all over the world then maybe in a few years it *will make it into the dictionaries.
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What's wrong with constraint?
Constraint, to me implies something externally imposed and not even necessarily making the limitation naturally imposed. As in, you are constrained from performing such and such an act under penalty of.... A constrict prevents you from performing an act because your language doesn't even allow you to conceive of the act.
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