On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Johan Samyn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe you should drop the 'r', cause I think the suffix is '-oid' (or > even '-id') (not '-roid'). > Then you get 'Fossiloid' which is easier to pronounce too, but still has > enough link to Android. > > Fossiloid was actually my very first choice, but has the drawback that the "oid" suffix normally refers to a diminutive/lesser form, like "meteor" vs. "meteoroid" and "human" vs. "humanoid." (Yeah, i'm being pedantic. :/) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-oid http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-oid i'm not saying the description would be inaccurate, though! ;). So far i'm still favouring Chad's suggestion of Fossroid. Somehow it reminds me of Bob Ross (the painter). -- ----- stephan beal http://wanderinghorse.net/home/stephan/ http://gplus.to/sgbeal
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