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> > but i really liked barbara cartland, bertrand
> You mean, as an author? ...
> There is another nice word in French, maybe with the same origin :
> Tintamarre, which describe an astounding noise, but done vith an intention
> (like a military orchestra tuning
> their instruments, or like Flux
> but i really liked barbara cartland, bertrand
You mean, as an author? ...
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ha ! no, i meant i liked your choice
but she did have something compellingly grotesque about her visage nez pas
tintamarre - mmm, good word, same root origin
the word is prettier than what it describes
maybe a mil
> but i really liked barbara cartland, bertrand
You mean, as an author? ...
There is another nice word in French, maybe with the same origin :
Tintamarre, which describe an astounding noise, but done vith an intention
(like a military orchestra tuning
their instruments, or like Fluxus artists pla
>Isn't "tintinnabulation" from Edgar Allen Poe's "The Bells"?
>"...and the tintinnabulation that so musically swells from the bells..."
>Noisily,
>Melissa
great quote, melissa.
it comes from the latin tintinnare to tinkle from tinnire to ring
think of tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
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