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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 23, 2013 14:18:06 GMT
Today we have just one word to introduce;
Sponduliks - Money or multiples thereof, the greenback/dollar, the sheckel or good old LSD (Pounds, Shillings and Pence). An interesting word used in the UK and the US for many years. It has been spelled in may ways as pointed out by Lighthouse,
Spondulix, spondulicks, spondoolicks, spondulacks, and spondulics are alternative spellings of spondoolies. All of these emphasise the long 'doo' sound, hence ‘spondoolies’ may have been the common pronunciation. Whichever spelling used, the stress has been on the second syllable (doo) and I have found the same in South Africa also.
We have tentatively traced the original word from the Greek, Spondylus, sea shells, which were used as jewellery and then money.'spondylo-' can refer to a stack of money based on a spinal cord, "Spondulics - coin piled for counting..."
Spellings aside, sponduliks, spondulics etc, the Brit use has become interesting.
Any other input would be greatly appreciated, like our pension fund for instance.
Could we
'upspon' Bank money
'downspon' Draw money
or become completely 'Sponless' = to be without seashells, cash or Bling.
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Post by Lighthouse on Aug 23, 2013 14:39:39 GMT
Where is Sarah when we need her ? Is "sponduli" the plural, in either Latin, or Greek ?
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 23, 2013 15:00:58 GMT
That floor that broke your fall was there, as a base, to stop you going further down the Tabulatum
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Post by Sarah on Aug 25, 2013 8:48:34 GMT
Hmmm, just responded to this and now where is my post??? Was stuck in the shoutbox first and corrected it and now all of it is gone ...
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Post by Lighthouse on Aug 25, 2013 10:43:11 GMT
Maybe the starfish ate it:). This has happened before (in one instance, that I know of. But it came back later) Perhaps you could try again (use Quick Reply)
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 29, 2013 11:23:56 GMT
2 More;
Callipygian - Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
Gongoozler - A person who sits and stares at activity on a canal. More recently can mean an idle person or rubbernecker.
Cognate anagram;
A Decimal Point - I'm a dot in place
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Post by warlock on Aug 31, 2013 14:01:50 GMT
Exactamundo, You are correct, It's a real word
humongous, It is a large word.
Thanks to LH, for these word ideas.
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Post by Lighthouse on Aug 31, 2013 14:16:01 GMT
What's with the humongous font ?
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Post by warlock on Aug 31, 2013 14:39:32 GMT
Attention getter, must have worked, got yours. LOL
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Post by Lighthouse on Aug 31, 2013 21:27:08 GMT
You didn't have to do it for "Exactamundo" tho:)
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Post by warlock on Aug 31, 2013 23:05:22 GMT
That's what you get when others do it for you. DIY. You are better at it anyway. Your wit is the best I have ever seen. I'd do it again though. Your the best.
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Sept 8, 2013 8:48:44 GMT
Different one today; sent to me by email.
PARAPROSDOKIANS Winston Churchill loved them. They are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected, and frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk is a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
18. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
19. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
26. Where there's a will, there are relatives.And one more: I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
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