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In article %VAOe.12345$g47.9087@trnddc07, "Travis" writes: | Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: | | 'Paraffin' is a group of hydrocabons which includes solids through | to gases. The paraffin referred to is somewhere in the middle of | the group and is called kerosene in Transpondia. Yup. | Transpondia? When I Google that word I find something about bringing a | visitor or fiance to the UK. It has been used to refer to our ex-colonies (especially the rebellious ones) in north America for some time - on UK newsgroups. | This is getting really weird. Nah. Try uk.rec.sheds. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article %VAOe.12345$g47.9087@trnddc07, "Travis" writes: [...] Transpondia? When I Google that word I find something about bringing a visitor or fiance to the UK. It has been used to refer to our ex-colonies (especially the rebellious ones) in north America for some time - on UK newsgroups. Over on alt.usage.english, it's spawned a whole range of derivatives, including (hyphens are included or not according to house style): Right-pond Left-pond Else-pond Other-pond Trans-pond all of which lead to the expected forms with -ial, -ian, and -iality. There are also _pondial_ and _pondiality_. I believe I was myself responsible for the divergent adjectival form referring to Oceania, _Antipondean_. Since we often refer to South Africa, I am about to introduce _up-_ and _down-pond_ -- also, perhaps, confections of my own. -- Mike. |
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: Over on alt.usage.english, it's spawned a whole range of derivatives, including (hyphens are included or not according to house style): Right-pond Left-pond Else-pond Other-pond Trans-pond all of which lead to the expected forms with -ial, -ian, and -iality. There are also _pondial_ and _pondiality_. I believe I was myself responsible for the divergent adjectival form referring to Oceania, _Antipondean_. Since we often refer to South Africa, I am about to introduce _up-_ and _down-pond_ -- also, perhaps, confections of my own. Something to ponder upon, I suppose, and for you to respond?. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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