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Gryphon
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May-27-14, 03:31 PM (EDT) |
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13. "RE: A few mecha related observations"
In response to message #12
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>>And there's a foul on the play: A lot of your sarcastic examples were >>compound words, not portmanteaux. > >Point of order: A compound retains the root words intact, all of >those truncate at least one of the roots. You know, I hate to call a halt on any discussion that happens on these boards lately, we're so light on traffic, but there comes a point where I have to stop and ask myself: What the hell has any of this got to do with anything? There's off-topic, and then there's arguing about whether "liger" is a stupid word*, and then there's whatever the f--- we are talking about now. :) --G. * It is. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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