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Re: Dictionary :-)

Posted By: SiliconDream =PN= (mates.HIP.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: 3/15/2000 at 2:42 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Dictionary :-) (Obsidian the Prophet)

: uhu, ever heard the word mainiac. Or mania. Dosen't it
: sould like mancy? Thats cuz it is. It is sort of a
: prophocy:). Its Latin from the prophet MantisThey did
: not make it up.

It's Greek, and they did make it up. It has a valid etymology, but it's still not a word found in the Greek language. I mean, "uglymonkeytable" is a compound of meaningful English words, but that doesn't make it a real word.

--SiliconDream

Messages In This Thread

  • "of the Scholomance"
    Stinger (d185d1837.rochester.rr.com) -- 3/14/2000 at 9:02 a.m.
    • Re: "of the Scholomance"
      David Wellington (dialup-209.245.15.199.Denver1.Level3.net) -- 3/14/2000 at 11:54 a.m.
      • Re: "of the Scholomance"
        SiliconDream =PN= (mates.HIP.Berkeley.EDU) -- 3/14/2000 at 12:31 p.m.
        • Dictionary :-)
          Stinger (d185d1837.rochester.rr.com) -- 3/14/2000 at 1:21 p.m.
          • Heh...
            Stinger (d185d1837.rochester.rr.com) -- 3/14/2000 at 2:20 p.m.
          • Re: Dictionary :-)
            Obsidian the Prophet (port83.syracusenet.net) -- 3/14/2000 at 5:08 p.m.
            • Re: Dictionary :-)
              SiliconDream =PN= (mates.HIP.Berkeley.EDU) -- 3/15/2000 at 2:42 a.m.
          • Re: Dictionary :-)
            Obsidian the Prophet (port83.syracusenet.net) -- 3/14/2000 at 5:08 p.m.
          • Re: Dictionary :-)
            Da Pacifist (wsc21.lrz-muenchen.de) -- 3/15/2000 at 10:21 a.m.
    • Re: "of the Scholomance"
      Forrest (cache3.avtel.net) -- 3/14/2000 at 4:41 p.m.

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