The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball
Block, Charge or Both!!! Block, Charge or Both!!!
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Fri Nov 17, 2006, 11:50am
Official Forum Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 9,466
Send a message via AIM to rainmaker
Quote:
Originally Posted by mbyron
Hey, they never complained about "big words" over on the baseball side. Besides, I wasn't the one who queried about etymology...
Don't take it personally, Byron (wasn't there another Byron who was a word person somewhere in English lit?!?!). We're all still grieving the loss of our previous Mr. Annoying Grammar/Spelling/Vocabulary Guy who has passed on to a better world of dressing rooms with nice towels and hot water (namely D1). In time, as our wounds heal, we'll be ready to start courting new Grammar people. Perhaps you'd be willing to wait around and catch us on the rebound?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Sat Nov 18, 2006, 10:07am
Official Forum Member
  
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,050
Quote:
Originally Posted by mbyron
This is known as a portmanteau word. Better-known examples include 'brunch', 'smog', and 'motel'.
What's the etymology of portmanteau?
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
CHARGE OR BLOCK 2nd RUBIERA Basketball 2 Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:00pm
Block/charge 164troyave Basketball 41 Fri Apr 04, 2003 06:55pm
Block or Charge? canuckrefguy Basketball 18 Fri Jan 31, 2003 10:37am
Block/Charge drinkeii Basketball 16 Thu Dec 19, 2002 01:05am
Block??/Charge?? Ron Pilo Basketball 9 Mon Dec 27, 1999 10:51pm


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:11pm.

The Official Forum - Archive - Top


Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1