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OP The Ghostly One's recentest entry in the WA IV thread gave me such a weird association that I couldn't put it there. His word was "tarp", and for some reason my mind flashed to "-entine", as in turpentine, not tarpentine. But that got me to thinking of other weird things, more or less associated with it. Firstly, that my son has heard the word tarp so often that he literally did not know what I meant when I referred to a tarpaulin. And then, wouldn't it be neat if tarpentine were really a word? Maybe it could be used to describe anything sinuous and flat! And then, that maybe tarp is onomatopoeic (darn it, one of the rare words I mis-spell (hi, Anna!)): it does sound kind of "tarpish" when you snap it during the unfolding. And then, the campers in the next site could holler over, "Aw, quit your tarping, won't you?"...
And why do I think turpentEYEn, but tarpentEEn?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Play off AG's WA Jackie 10/21/03 02:12 PM Re: Play off AG's WA Owlbow 10/21/03 03:26 PM That's pronounced "tarpentine" musick 10/21/03 04:20 PM Re: That's pronounced "tarpentine" Owlbow 10/22/03 12:01 PM Re: Play off AG's WA of troy 10/21/03 04:41 PM Re: Play off AG's WA musick 10/21/03 07:03 PM Re: Play off AG's WA Owlbow 10/22/03 01:07 PM Re: Play off AG's WA of troy 10/21/03 03:37 PM Re: Play off AG's WA Jackie 10/22/03 01:59 AM Re: Play off AG's WA Bingley 10/23/03 02:00 AM
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