Arthaey Angosii wrote:
>Emaelivpar Joseph Fatula:
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>>Very well, perhaps the term ought to be etabnannity, as it is more in line
>>with other such terms (maggelity being an obvious influence). Any thoughts
>>on the examples of my previous message?
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>To me, "etabnannery" looks more English than "etabnannity." Words ending
>in L fit better with -ity, in N with -ery -- at least to my eyes, but this
>is extremely subjective.
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I agree, which is why I coined the word as I did.
>An adjective form might be nice though --
>etabnannerious? etabnannious? Something to parallel "maggelitinous"...
>
John Cowan's used 'etabnannimous' already. It has the advantages of
being shorter than 'etabnannerious' (and more pronounceable too...) and
doesn't suffer the hiatus of either 'etabannerious' or 'etabnannious'.
But Etabnanni's my language, not English, so it's not for me to say what
goes ;)
>Off on a bit of word-association: "Etabnannery" makes me think of the word
>"shennanigans" (or however it's spelled). Must be the "nan" in there. I
>also think of crazy nuns running around. In a complex but predictable
>pattern, of course. ;)
>
Where do the crazy nuns come from?
Tristan.
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