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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 13, 2013 11:16:10 GMT
Word(s) of the day.
One of my hobbies is the 'study' of names, forenames and surnames. (when I'm not collecting and collating beach pebbles)
There are a plethora of strange surnames but we don't meet them every day. Consider medieval English surnames such as Chaceporc, Crakpot, Drunkard, Gyldenbollockes (centuries before David Beckham), Halfenaked, Scrapetrough, Swetinbedde. Time, fortunately, has made most disappear from the telephone directory. However, there are still some surnames perhaps the beholder would wish away. labberkoorn, Shufflebottom, Slagmuylders, Slobodzian, Sluzsky, Slysz, Slaby, Slankard, Slapp (and Slapper), Slark, Slatcher, Slay, Slaymaker, Sledge, Slee, Slingo and Slogan, not to mention Sloggem and Sloggett, Slomp, Slood, Slorance, Sluce, Sluggett, Slutter and Sly.
The British have some other oddities and pronunciations;
Chalmondelay (Chumley) Featherstonhaugh (Fanshaw)
Some unfortunate real full names (I blame the parents);
Jenny Taylor (think about it) Stan Still Hazel Nutt Terry Bull Paige Turner Tim Burr Barry Cade Justin Case Barb Dwyer
Anyway, as usual, I digress.
The words today are;
onomastics (the study of the above)
and
progonoplexia (Should you be addicted to the above!!)
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Post by Lighthouse on Aug 13, 2013 11:37:26 GMT
I used to know a Roger Shufflebottom. He was a committee member in the Moto Guzzi club.
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Post by kate on Aug 14, 2013 6:24:47 GMT
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 14, 2013 6:45:29 GMT
Nice one Kate!
More words for the day.
Blesiloquent - To speak with a lisp or a stammer. I mithed the ppppoint.
Battologist - Someone who repeats the same thing needlessly. Battologist - Someone who repeats the same thing needlessly.
Edit; Cognate Anagram of the day; Slot Machines - Cash Lost in 'em
Another two tomorrow.
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 15, 2013 6:49:19 GMT
Another two interesting words today;
Expergefaction - Waking up. From a Latin word meaning "make awake." Extra useage; My expergefactor woke me at 07.00.
Cereologist - A person who specializes in investigating crop circles. Cereology can refer also to the study of Cornflakes.
Cognate anagram of the day; Eleven Plus two - Twelve Plus One (well I never)
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Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 15, 2013 14:43:47 GMT
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Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 15, 2013 14:45:34 GMT
Admin_VistamikeInteresting topic, I like it I expect to see you on QI by the end of next week.
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Post by kate on Aug 15, 2013 16:04:32 GMT
LOL!!! GS......
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Post by warlock on Aug 15, 2013 22:01:07 GMT
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 16, 2013 0:41:44 GMT
Two new words to whet your appetite;
Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia - The fear of long words.
These could include;
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION
TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU (New Zealanders abbreviate this Maori hill to 'Taumata'). A wise decision, for New Zealanders.
Some of these words are only long at one end.
Mogigraphia - Writer's Cramp! Latin; limpus wristus
The cognate anagram today;
A Psychiatrist - Sit, Chat, Pay, Sir
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Post by Ted on Aug 16, 2013 9:04:25 GMT
I worked with a guy whose name was Arthur Pryke so you can imagine what his nickname was, What was his parents thinking of Mike this is my collection of beach pebbles : Attachments:
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 16, 2013 11:19:44 GMT
Ted, an excellent example of a connoisseur's carefully collated collection
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Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 16, 2013 12:13:06 GMT
warlockNumber 6 in that list : 6) @ (China) With more than a billion fellow countrymen, finding a unique name in China is difficult. Perhaps that's why one couple called their baby the '@' symbol – in Chinese characters it apparently looks a bit like 'love him'. Bless. Unsurprisingly, however, the authorities were less sentimental and publicised the moniker as an example of citizens bringing bizarre names into the Chinese language. Has China banned any other names? The police have control over all names given to children because they issue identity cards, but details of rejections are not widely circulated.
If they want a unique name, why not Google
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Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 16, 2013 12:16:14 GMT
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 16, 2013 12:18:34 GMT
Well, this is a clear case of 6 of one and half dozen of the other.........
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