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Postby Jerry » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:10 pm

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Postby Oracle » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:10 pm

bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic


I love that word ... especially all the hand gesturing that accompanies it ... :lol:

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Postby denizaksulu » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:11 pm

bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic



nOT BEING A gc, CAN i ASK IF THE 'x' AND 'z' WOULD BE INTERCHANGEABLE?. tHEY BOTH WOULD SOUND LIKE 'Z', BUT ITS BEST TO GET IT RIGHT. (sorry about the CAPS, pesky cats)

If it means what I think it does, it is a great word. :wink:
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Postby Oracle » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:11 pm

Erm ... Jerry may I have a word ... :lol:
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Postby denizaksulu » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:12 pm

Oracle wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic


I love that word ... especially all the hand gesturing that accompanies it ... :lol:

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Postby Oracle » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:15 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic


I love that word ... especially all the hand gesturing that accompanies it ... :lol:

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Only once the Turkish troops have cleared the way .... :lol:

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Postby bill cobbett » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:16 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic



nOT BEING A gc, CAN i ASK IF THE 'x' AND 'z' WOULD BE INTERCHANGEABLE?. tHEY BOTH WOULD SOUND LIKE 'Z', BUT ITS BEST TO GET IT RIGHT. (sorry about the CAPS, pesky cats)

If it means what I think it does, it is a great word. :wink:



Here it's more of a definite, hard "X" sound.
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Postby Jerry » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:17 pm

Oracle wrote:Erm ... Jerry may I have a word ... :lol:


Yes, you know the bloody word. You were too late anyway!
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Postby denizaksulu » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:18 pm

bill cobbett wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:As it's my birthday sometime this year and if no one objects I'd like to take the liberty of starting a new game with a word of my own (I think) invention which I am sure will strike a chord with all Cys., which is derived from one of my favourite gr. words.

It's not in the OED yet but I suspect some would agree that it ought to be. A very useful word for members of the forum, certainly my old man found it useful when describing me in my youth and I think he still uses it to describe my mother! Typical older generation village Cy.

Here's the adjective sence.

Xerocephalic



nOT BEING A gc, CAN i ASK IF THE 'x' AND 'z' WOULD BE INTERCHANGEABLE?. tHEY BOTH WOULD SOUND LIKE 'Z', BUT ITS BEST TO GET IT RIGHT. (sorry about the CAPS, pesky cats)

If it means what I think it does, it is a great word. :wink:



Here it's more of a definite, hard "X" sound.



Hmmm, so it is not Zero? zerocephalic? if not what would xerocephalic mean?
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Postby Oracle » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:19 pm

Jerry wrote:
Oracle wrote:Erm ... Jerry may I have a word ... :lol:


Yes, you know the bloody word. You were too late anyway!


Excuse me! :roll: ... it was a 10:10 pm tie :D
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