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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
CATS wrote:
Hhmmmm! I hadn't encountered the spoken word before so I would have assumed that either "ph" or "th" were silent. Thanks for my learning exercise of the day lol Maybe you could help me out with a word I haven't found (mind you, probably not looking all that hard either!). I was wearing a tee shirt with "ailurophile" on the front (cat lover) and someone asked me what the correct term was for a dog lover. I couldn't remember. Don't suppose you would happen to know, would you? TIA well..skylos is ancient greek for dog.....not sure that helps any Larisa, too scared to turn around and take a look at the piles of fabric and patterns everywhere, so hunting online for various things |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
Not remotely what I would have expected: philocynic.
--pig On 2/25/07 20:22, in article , "CATS" wrote: I was wearing a tee shirt with "ailurophile" on the front (cat lover) and someone asked me what the correct term was for a dog lover. I couldn't remember. Don't suppose you would happen to know, would you? |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
That's right! Well done pig!! After posting I decided I
was just being lazy by not looking myself. I stumbled across this - http://f2.org/humour/language/oddwords.html - and lost an hour reading and chuckling to myself! I will probably not get another thing done all afternoon, but who cares!? I am now on a quest to find out where the word derived from and if there is a link to the modern word "cynic". From there who know what I will link to? I don't often "surf" just for the fun of seeing where I end up, but I am in the mood today. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Megan Zurawicz" wrote in message ... : Not remotely what I would have expected: philocynic. : : --pig : : : On 2/25/07 20:22, in article , "CATS" : wrote: : : I : was wearing a tee shirt with "ailurophile" on the front (cat : lover) and someone asked me what the correct term was for a : dog lover. I couldn't remember. Don't suppose you would : happen to know, would you? : |
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New Log Cabin Quilt
How can I get to see this quilt.All I can get is the log in page for photo
bucket, what am I doing wrong? http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...ng/?action=vie... Ruth Sydney |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
Did you happen to notice this one on the same list?
cynophobe : The dog-fearer or hater, and not just the mailman and milkman. If you come across an explanation or connection to cynic, please do tell us! Ta, PAT CATS wrote: That's right! Well done pig!! After posting I decided I was just being lazy by not looking myself. I stumbled across this - http://f2.org/humour/language/oddwords.html - and lost an hour reading and chuckling to myself! I will probably not get another thing done all afternoon, but who cares!? I am now on a quest to find out where the word derived from and if there is a link to the modern word "cynic". From there who know what I will link to? I don't often "surf" just for the fun of seeing where I end up, but I am in the mood today. |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
Apparently, I'm avoiding work today. *grin*
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?...earchmode=none has the origin of cynic, and it is related to dogs. Comes from the Greek "kynikos", meaning dog-like. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message ... Did you happen to notice this one on the same list? cynophobe : The dog-fearer or hater, and not just the mailman and milkman. If you come across an explanation or connection to cynic, please do tell us! Ta, PAT CATS wrote: That's right! Well done pig!! After posting I decided I was just being lazy by not looking myself. I stumbled across this - http://f2.org/humour/language/oddwords.html - and lost an hour reading and chuckling to myself! I will probably not get another thing done all afternoon, but who cares!? I am now on a quest to find out where the word derived from and if there is a link to the modern word "cynic". From there who know what I will link to? I don't often "surf" just for the fun of seeing where I end up, but I am in the mood today. |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
I think if you and my brilliant dd got together while avoiding
work you could take over the world! LOL Taria Kathy Applebaum wrote: Apparently, I'm avoiding work today. *grin* http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?...earchmode=none has the origin of cynic, and it is related to dogs. Comes from the Greek "kynikos", meaning dog-like. |
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OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt
LOL That is a pet peeve with me... in the opposite direction, Pig.
I started pronouncing it before I knew the "t" was supposed to be silent. I learned to read phonetically, and it is written as "oft-en" so obviously that is how it should be pronounced. BG I have cleaned it up mostly, but if I am tired a soft "t" sound does happen. (And at one point anyway, that was a secondary pronunciation.) Pati, in Phx with a DH who is a writer, who can sometimes spell but not pronounce words. (But thank goodness for spell check for him too....) Megan Zurawicz wrote: My favorite example of that is "off tin". T in "often" has been silent how many centuries? when these folks decide to be "cultured-er than thou" and studiously enunciate it....... --pig On 2/23/07 03:59, in article , "Sally Swindells" wrote: My pet hate is difficult to describe, but is what I call 'false gentrification' of the language. |
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Still OT Words was OT:Bad English teachers
But taking over the world is too much work! ROFLOL
-- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/ remove the obvious to reply "Taria" wrote in message news:5JFEh.2767$Tg7.1658@trnddc03... I think if you and my brilliant dd got together while avoiding work you could take over the world! LOL Taria Kathy Applebaum wrote: Apparently, I'm avoiding work today. *grin* http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?...earchmode=none has the origin of cynic, and it is related to dogs. Comes from the Greek "kynikos", meaning dog-like. |
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OT Grammar Book New Log Cabin Quilt
Oft-en with a pronounced 'T' is perfectly acceptable. So, don't worry
Pati. It is definitely an alternative pronunciation and not incorrect. .. In message . net, Pati Cook writes LOL That is a pet peeve with me... in the opposite direction, Pig. I started pronouncing it before I knew the "t" was supposed to be silent. I learned to read phonetically, and it is written as "oft-en" so obviously that is how it should be pronounced. BG I have cleaned it up mostly, but if I am tired a soft "t" sound does happen. (And at one point anyway, that was a secondary pronunciation.) Pati, in Phx with a DH who is a writer, who can sometimes spell but not pronounce words. (But thank goodness for spell check for him too....) -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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