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Adrian Bailey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:28 am
Post subject: Got an ologist? |
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If you're watching "Celebrity Poker Showdown" at the moment (AIYHNBTD)
you'll just have heard the host call one of the players a "comedienne and
monologist". Yes, that's right, a mon-ol-o-gist, a monnol-ajist. I was
shocked at first, but it does sound neater than with a hard g, and it's in
AHD4 (soft g in dialogist, too). The word "monology" exists, just about, so
I suppose I should find this pronunciation less surprising. The problem with
this pronunciation, AISI, is that for someone who hardly knows the word
"monolog(ue)" anyway, it will be hard to make the connection. They're
probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
Adrian
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Spalding Gray, RIP
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Jess Askin
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:27 am
Post subject: Re: Got an ologist? |
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"Adrian Bailey" <dadge@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | If you're watching "Celebrity Poker Showdown" at the moment (AIYHNBTD)
you'll just have heard the host call one of the players a "comedienne and
monologist". Yes, that's right, a mon-ol-o-gist, a monnol-ajist. I was
shocked at first, but it does sound neater than with a hard g, and it's in
AHD4 (soft g in dialogist, too). The word "monology" exists, just about,
so
I suppose I should find this pronunciation less surprising. The problem
with
this pronunciation, AISI, is that for someone who hardly knows the word
"monolog(ue)" anyway, it will be hard to make the connection. They're
probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
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Usually the form "xologist" is derived from "xology," with soft g's in both
cases. I suppose that's why people naturally use the soft g in the case of
"monologist", even though the noun is of a different form. "Monologuist"
looks odd to me, anyway.
If somebody makes their living writing catalogs, would they be called a
catalogist? How about if they write catalogues? |
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Jim Ward
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:53 am
Post subject: Re: Got an ologist? |
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On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:28:07 GMT, "Adrian Bailey" <dadge@hotmail.com>
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| Quote: | They're probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
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I thinking maybe an expert in monoids.
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Donna Richoux
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:35 pm
Post subject: Re: Got an ologist? |
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Jess Askin <nospam@dontbother.net> wrote:
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If somebody makes their living writing catalogs, would they be called a
catalogist? How about if they write catalogues?
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Cataloger or cataloguer. Not one who writes mail-order catalogs, but one
who catalogs items in a museum.
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Best - Donna Richoux |
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Jess Askin
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:53 pm
Post subject: Re: Got an ologist? |
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"Jim Ward" <tomcatpolka@NyOaShPoAoM.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:28:07 GMT, "Adrian Bailey" <dadge@hotmail.com
wrote:
They're probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
I thinking maybe an expert in monoids.
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You can have those removed. |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:09 am
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Jess Askin wrote:
| Quote: | "Jim Ward" <tomcatpolka@NyOaShPoAoM.com> wrote in message
news:m4foo05iro7c1aaaah33dn8fb6s1rj9cgc@4ax.com...
On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:28:07 GMT, "Adrian Bailey"
dadge@hotmail.com
wrote:
They're probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
I thinking maybe an expert in monoids.
You can have those removed.
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"Those"? Surely you can only have one at a time?
Mike. |
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Jess Askin
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:02 am
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"Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Jess Askin wrote:
"Jim Ward" <tomcatpolka@NyOaShPoAoM.com> wrote in message
news:m4foo05iro7c1aaaah33dn8fb6s1rj9cgc@4ax.com...
On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:28:07 GMT, "Adrian Bailey"
dadge@hotmail.com
wrote:
They're probably more likely to think the person is a surgeon.
I thinking maybe an expert in monoids.
You can have those removed.
"Those"? Surely you can only have one at a time?
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You can have as many monoids as you like, but I don't know why you'd want
to, they're not very interesting. I speak as a semigroup man from way back. |
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