On Dec 20, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: > On Dec 20, 10:02 am, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> > wrote: > >> 'Embiggening', a slang term peculiar to one very small subset of people, aka >> an inside joke. Ignore it, I was being a bit cutesy. > > I believe that the correct term would be > ENbiggening. > To enbiggen. > > Just getting all etymological on ya here.
ROFLMAO. Right you are. Enlarge = enbiggen. Embarrass = emblush. Or something like that. Reminds me of a writer on my staff who used to make up words when he couldn't find the right word in the dictionary because he didn't know how to spell it. Amazingly, he always spelled the made-up word correctly (according to English usage rules), but couldn't find "real" words even when he was given hints. OTOH, that's why English is an always evolving, living language. Which is a good thing. Imagine what it would be like if the English-speaking world hadn't evolved beyond Middle English. If you can't imagine that, try reading a couple pages of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in the original ME text, and then figure out what he was talking about. :^) -- Jim -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
