On Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:58 PM [GMT+1=CET], Steve Haywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Never has the mere absence of a letter in anything I've written been > graced with such a splendid name. Neologism you might call it; > mistake is my term :) I think Bruce's use of the word 'neogolism' was related to my amusement at your use of 'new'. > ... in the spirit of the game 'gumpy' must be a word for for a > naive belief in simplistic solutions. As in, 'Those that followed his > adventures delighted in Tony's gumpy view of life, his belief that > by continuing to bring objects back from the tip he would finally > succeed in clearing out his house.' And I think you might be confusing 'gumpy' with 'dumpy' - or is the latter reserved for characters with such a waistline that they tend to waddle (like what I do!) -- Bob ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
