Wordcraft Home Page
Wordcraft Community Home Page
Forums
Search
Search Results
Page
1
...
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
Go
New
Find
Tools
Admin
Personal Zone
»
Forums
»
Profile
Buddies
Ignore List
Groups
Permissions
Private Messaging
Notifications
Karma
Preferences
Favorites
More...
Discussion
»
Poll
»
Private Message
Photo Album
»
Keyword Search
Advanced Search
New Since your Last Visit
Active Topics
Help
Manage Members
Online Now
Control Panel
Search Results: (488 matches)
New Search
Login/Join
Welcome, [
Logout
]
Irregularity
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Why do some words take "ir" and others "un?" Is it mere euphony? As in -- "Unlike the regular army,......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
October 22, 2006 11:11
RE: Words of Double Meaning
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Not sure that talus1 is in fact independent from talus2. talus (1) "anklebone," 1693, from L. talus......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
September 21, 2006 07:16
RE: Vibrant Verbs
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
From the Latin vagari, to wander. Akin to vagrant. Also, the vagus nerve, which meanders (another ......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
September 13, 2006 20:07
RE: Eponyms from the Ancient Greeks
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Which brings to mind that wonderful word, logodaedaly....
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
September 08, 2006 05:44
No good deed goes...
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Transcript of a news program: "For it did not merely serve to impune the morality..." Did the comme......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
September 03, 2006 10:47
RE: Sensory Words
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
"Sialalogue" recalls prior discussions of hybrid Greek/Latin compound words, like astronaut, automob......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
August 12, 2006 13:47
RE: Sensory Words
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
The theme brings to mind a word with great potential to be misunderstood -- "vomeronasal." Extra cr......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
August 09, 2006 08:36
RE: Geography words
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Wouldn't be complete if we omitted: "Exclave" - Part of a state separated from the main body. "Enc......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
July 16, 2006 10:07
RE: Geography words
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Perhaps the motorists were transported there, by oreads......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
July 13, 2006 15:00
RE: F-word thoughts
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
A personal favorite -- fandango. As in "a recipe so good it'll make you dance the fandago." Of unce......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
June 28, 2006 10:39
RE: Words from our Board
(in
The Vocabulary Forum
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Captcha works by creating a pattern more subtle than a computer can recognize, but one which a human......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
The Vocabulary Forum
June 06, 2006 08:13
The Greeks...
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
There is a saying, "the Greeks had a word for it..." Is that an unattributable folk expression, or ......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
June 01, 2006 15:13
In sheep's clothing
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
In a prior post we discussed language-as-virus, independent of its host. For example, Korean and Tu......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 30, 2006 04:57
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
The German umlaut serves the same purpose, as when Zuerich becomes Zürich. (Not to be confused with......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 13, 2006 17:39
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
You are correct. And I, claiming innocent ignorance (or ignorant innocence), clipped-and-pasted the......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 12, 2006 19:00
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Or an illusory Elysian allusion. Or an.......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 12, 2006 18:53
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Outstanding distinctions, z... Interesting side light. Following your url on elision (loss of a sou......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 08, 2006 08:18
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
To zmjezhd, yes, we stray into byways of words. But that's how we get to such delights as succulent......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 08, 2006 07:42
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Close in evocation, if not actual etymology. Succubus from Latin "succuba," prostitute, itself from......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 07, 2006 10:36
RE: Voluptuous Words
(in
Questions & Answers about Words
)
by
Robert Arvanitis
Asa: Another fine ...ent word. Perhaps with your indulgence we might reverse the thought: Among t......
Wordcraft Home Page
>
Wordcraft Community Home Page
>
Forums
>
Questions & Answers about Words
May 06, 2006 10:34
»
Refine Search
»
New Search
Powered by Social Strata
Page
1
...
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
25
Please Wait. Your request is being processed...
Wordcraft Home Page
Wordcraft Community Home Page
Forums
Search
Search Results
Contact Us
|
Wordcraft Home Page
|
Terms of Service
Copyright © 2002-12
View $GS_USERNAME's Public Profile
Add $GS_USERNAME to my Buddies
Add $GS_USERNAME to my Ignore List
Remove $GS_USERNAME from my Ignore List
Invite $GS_USERNAME to a Private Topic
View Recent Posts by $GS_USERNAME
Notify me of New Posts by $GS_USERNAME
New Since your Last Visit
Active Topics