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by Audiendus
Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: List of Eponyms
Replies: 0
Views: 17

List of Eponyms

I have been looking at Dr. Goodword's alphabetical list of eponyms , and I have the following suggestions for corrections and additional dates. I have underlined these. Ampere - [garbled text in RH column] Bacitracin - Margaret Tracy (1936- 1994 ) Borrelia - [garbled text in RH column] Boysenberry -...
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Neuter
Replies: 1
Views: 47

Re: Neuter

I wondered about this too. See my 'Grammatical gender' thread of August 2022 in the Languages of the World forum, where it was discussed.
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Chrysalis
Replies: 0
Views: 15

Chrysalis

chrysalis

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, or the pupa's casing. (Plural: chrysalises or chrysalides.)

From Latin and Greek.
by Audiendus
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Relevant
Replies: 3
Views: 123

Re: Relevant

and misspelled revlnt.
Is this a misspelling of a misspelling? :?
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Palindrome
Replies: 2
Views: 3081

Re: Palindrome

Palindrome obviously needs a synonym that in itself is palindromic!
A palindromic phrase could be called a wordrow.
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Relevant
Replies: 0
Views: 135

Relevant

relevant

From French relevant, 'helpful', originally 'lightening', from Latin relevare, to lighten. Related to relieve.
by Audiendus
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Glossolalia
Replies: 2
Views: 5519

Re: Glossolalia

Speaking in an actual language, presumably unknown to the speaker, can be called either xenolalia or xenoglossia . Or xenoglossy , which has been featured as a Good Word. Regarding sign language, there is semiotics , which is the study of 'signs' in a broad sense, though not specifically sign langu...
by Audiendus
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:55 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Strapping
Replies: 2
Views: 1231

Re: Strapping

Whopping, spanking (1660s), bouncing (1570s), cracking, thumping (1570s), ripping, smashing. I wonder how many more are hiding out there. Anyone with a penchant for lists care to jump in?
Whacking, riveting, stonking, blistering...
by Audiendus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Aberrant
Replies: 7
Views: 3338

Re: Aberrant

/ pronounce it the old fashioned way.
Me too. Never heard it pronounced with the accent on the first syllable. Maybe it's a US/UK difference.
by Audiendus
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: AA Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 1767

Re: AA Meeting

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=cannoli
from Italian cannoli, plural of cannola, literally "small tube,"
According to Wiktionary, the singular is either cannolo (Italian) or cannolu (Sicilian).
by Audiendus
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: Poem: A World of Woe
Replies: 0
Views: 351

Poem: A World of Woe

A World of Woe I looked at the papers on Monday And saw they were full of bad news. There was chaos and carnage in Gaza And strife between Muslims and Jews. I read of Hamas and Hezbollah, Of Houthis attacking our ships, Of Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen, And autocrats licking their lips. I looked at the ...
by Audiendus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Prestige
Replies: 1
Views: 384

Prestige

prestige

From Latin via French.

It originally meant an illusion, then an illusion of excellence, and finally a reputation for (genuine) excellence.
by Audiendus
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: AA Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 1767

Re: AA Meeting

Alga, bacterium, and criterion have all become fossils, if you will.
In the UK at least, these are still the only correct singular forms. The use of criteria as singular is a common error, but an error nonetheless.
by Audiendus
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: AA Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 1767

Re: AA Meeting

. . . what common noun has
a plural (archaic) with which it
shares no letters?
cow > kine?
by Audiendus
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Heroin
Replies: 3
Views: 3121

Re: Heroin

Speaking of pronunciation, I'd quibble with the pronunciation given here. I don't think the 'r' should be repeated: her -o-win. The British pronunciation is more like " her -o-in". Listening to the US pronunciation provided, I note that the 'o' is virtually a schwa, necessitating a slight...

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