texascavers Digest 17 Feb 2013 19:03:36 -0000 Issue 1708
Topics (messages 21314 through 21316):
Off Topic: Jobs
21314 by: Gary McDaniel
Re: [SWR] Let's go chthoning!
21315 by: Ted Samsel
Crash
21316 by: tom rogers
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I'm looking at moving back to San Antonio or Austin. If anyone knows
of any welding jobs I'd appreciate the leads.
Sorry about the off topic message....
Gary Mc
Texican in Exile
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Chthoners baffle cavers.
Ted
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:13 PM, John Corcoran
<[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks George and Karen! I will have to start using the adjectival form
> but will resist making it into a verb (for now)…****
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> Regards,****
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> John****
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> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf
> Of *George Veni
> *Sent:* Friday, February 15, 2013 10:46 AM
> *To:* New Mexico Cavers; Texas Cavers
> *Subject:* [SWR] Let’s go chthoning!****
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> My wife Karen found and suggested I post this…****
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> A.Word.A.Day****
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> with Anu Garg ****
> chthonic ****
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> PRONUNCIATION:****
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> (THON-ik) [image:
> http://wordsmith.org/words/images/sound-icon.png]<http://wordsmith.org/words/chthonic.mp3>
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> MEANING:****
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> *adjective*: Of or relating to the underworld. ****
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> ETYMOLOGY:****
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> From Greek chthon (earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem-
> (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chameleon,
> chamomile, inhume <http://wordsmith.org/words/inhume.html>, exhume, and
> Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1882. ****
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> USAGE:****
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> "The earth's crust is riddled with unresolved tensions -- prod, pierce or
> bend it enough and these chthonic stresses will find sudden release." Notes
> from Underground; The Economist (London, UK); Apr 21, 2012. ****
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> Explore "chthonic <http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=chthonic>" in the
> Visual Thesaurus. ****
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> A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:****
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> To read fast is as bad as to eat in a hurry. -Vilhelm Ekelund, poet
> (1880-1949) ****
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Crash, I can't find your email address. Please contact me afflict. Thanks, Tom
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