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Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (6/9/2006 7:20:38 PM)
A barbarism, unfortunately; a better word would have been "catharomania." ("Abluere" is Latin, and "-mania" is Greek.)

Tikkiee -> RE: Word Fight (6/9/2006 8:31:31 PM)
LOL nope [8D] http://phrontistery.info/mania.html

Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (6/9/2006 8:38:27 PM)
I don't understand what you mean. It's a word, but, as I said, it's a barbarism. Barbarisms are words constructed of roots from different languages. The first part of the word is Latin, the second part Greek. Most mania words are entirely Greek. This one was invented by some doctor or psychologist who didn't know how to say "wash" in Greek.

Yedi -> RE: Word Fight (11/10/2007 9:50:26 PM)
k It looks like we need a new word how about ruderalis

Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (11/10/2007 10:27:04 PM)
That's Latin, not English.

Yedi -> RE: Word Fight (11/10/2007 10:33:35 PM)
And the one answered before this was a bastardation and mostly greek excuse me

jadedserendipity -> RE: Word Fight (11/11/2007 9:02:04 AM)
If I am not mistanken it is a plant of the cannabis family? Icthos

Absolutemaster -> RE: Word Fight (11/11/2007 9:11:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Yedi And the one answered before this was a bastardation and mostly greek excuse me The word is "bastardisation".

Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (11/11/2007 11:24:04 AM)
Actually, the word is "barbarism." A barbarism and a bastardization are two different things. He used the wrong word AND misspelled it.

Yedi -> RE: Word Fight (11/16/2007 7:46:48 AM)
quote: Icthos The Fish In greek And sory I was working on about 50 hours without sleep Antidisestablishmentarism

jadedserendipity -> RE: Word Fight (11/16/2007 8:49:54 AM)
LMAO go figure you would use such a long word that I learned in JR high..... grrrrrr Now I actually need to think for a moment... Okay similar to church and state where the state no longer recognizes or supports and established church.... Kowtow

Yedi -> RE: Word Fight (11/18/2007 5:30:50 PM)
If I remember correctly it is a form of bow or something of the sort Ok here is a EASY one Freudian Slip (and yes we all remember that word for elementary or Jr high but suprising how hard it is to remember the Correct defination)

Lumus -> RE: Word Fight (11/18/2007 10:46:43 PM)
Freudian Slip - what happened when two people got it on and founded the father of psychology? [:D] That's not just an answer, it may very well be an example... [oh fine! It's when you say what you have on your mind in lieu of what you meant to say! gah! toy with my anal retentiveness, will you...] oblique, anyone? And if you want to argue that it's French, you can define ventricular instead...

Yedi -> RE: Word Fight (11/18/2007 11:53:33 PM)
quote: oblique, anyone? And if you want to argue that it's French, you can define ventricular instead... Oblique isn't that like italic sort of only not changed just tilted? and Ventricular that has to do with the heart if I remember correctly now how about another easy one Turmeric

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