Have i invented a word, and does it work?
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Have i invented a word, and does it work?
Guy on twitter asked for a word to encapsulate being "more than the sum of their parts.
After waggishly suggesting "Burnley" i suggested "Cumulessence" (queue-mew-less-ence)
What you reckon?
After waggishly suggesting "Burnley" i suggested "Cumulessence" (queue-mew-less-ence)
What you reckon?
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Re: Have i invented a word, and does it work?
I suggest you get out more.
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Haha, in my defence i write for a livingSteve1956 wrote:I suggest you get out more.
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ZizkovClaret wrote:Haha, in my defence i write for a living
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Congratulations on your word. It works! I'm prepared to drop it into conversation - I can't imagine anyone questioning its meaning, as it sounds so correct!
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I love words. Cumulessence is very appealing given its suggested meaning. I feel that it would look better spelled with 'sc' rather than 'ss'
I wonder when it will be accepted by the OED.
I wonder when it will be accepted by the OED.
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Well i made it up about 15 minutes ago so give them time eh? hahaspadesclaret wrote:I love words. Cumulessence is very appealing given its suggested meaning. I feel that it would look better spelled with 'sc' rather than 'ss'
I wonder when it will be accepted by the OED.
I mainly write for the US market so i guess i have a habit of avoiding any complications, hence the ss vs sc
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It’s a perfectly cromulent word.
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Is the derivation from the Latin “cumulatus”(meaning heaped)? This is, after all, where we get words like ‘accumulation’ ‘cumulative’ and even ‘cumulonimbus’.
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There is already the word from German, “gestalt” which means this and is considered by some to be a naturalized English word.
It’s also a school of psychology, which I know a lot about.
It’s also a school of psychology, which I know a lot about.
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Not consciously, but undoubtedly to a greater or lesser extentLord Beamish wrote:Is the derivation from the Latin “cumulatus”(meaning heaped)? This is, after all, where we get words like ‘accumulation’ ‘cumulative’ and even ‘cumulonimbus’.
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Brexit means Brexit, my manRowls wrote:There is already the word from German, “gestalt” which means this and is considered by some to be a naturalized English word.
It’s also a school of psychology, which I know a lot about.
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When I use a word, it means just what I want it mean - neither more nor less.
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I'm totally discomnockerated!
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pericobobulations?Claretmatt4 wrote:Great work Dan. May I offer my heartiest contrafibularities!
https://youtu.be/hOSYiT2iG08
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To much Simpsons Quattro
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I am wordless
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I've got one for the weather we experience here in Lancashire,
Drizzrable!
Drizzrable!
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I am Frasmotic, anaspeptic even compunctuous at your efforts.
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Yes, ‘tis a common word, down our way.Claretmatt4 wrote:Great work Dan. May I offer my heartiest contrafibularities!
https://youtu.be/hOSYiT2iG08
A superb episode.
The fire?
The hot orangey thing under the stony mantelpiece. Still has me chuckling out loud.
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I think you got it right the first time!
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You're mixing disparate roots Zizkov, though I have to say, I like it.
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Well I don't know what you're talking about but it sounds damn saucy to me!bobinho wrote:Yes, ‘tis a common word, down our way.
A superb episode.
The fire?
The hot orangey thing under the stony mantelpiece. Still has me chuckling out loud.
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I have a word for when my dog is stopping and snuftering at every little pool of dog pee wee 0n a walk, I say "come on Rocky, you are making this very snifficult".
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My m8 used to write obituaries he used to write for the dyingZizkovClaret wrote:Haha, in my defence i write for a living
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Did I read somewhere that 'cromulent' and 'embiggen', both having originated in The Simpsons, are now included in the US dictionary at least and perhaps in real English dictionaries too?The Quattro wrote:It’s a perfectly cromulent word.
During my working career I was required to write quite a lot of often heavy-weight letters and tried always to hold to a piece of advice that I received early from a Senior Colleague who became something of a mentor to me:
"Whenever you're writing in dispute with someone, try to include one word which the recipient needs to 'look-up in the dictionary'; but never two, as that smacks of showing off.
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I’m dying to write an obituary.Bosscat wrote:My m8 used to write obituaries he used to write for the dying
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If you write for the US market how come you need words more than 4 letters?ZizkovClaret wrote:Well i made it up about 15 minutes ago so give them time eh? haha
I mainly write for the US market so i guess i have a habit of avoiding any complications, hence the ss vs sc
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This is a good word to use, and (relatively speaking) it's not all that uncommon.Rowls wrote:There is already the word from German, “gestalt” which means this and is considered by some to be a naturalized English word.
It’s also a school of psychology, which I know a lot about.
However...
ZizkovClaret wrote:Guy on twitter asked for a word to encapsulate being "more than the sum of their parts.
After waggishly suggesting "Burnley" i suggested "Cumulessence" (queue-mew-less-ence)
What you reckon?
Holistic is probably the most common e.g. 'a more holistic remedy for the business' flagging fortunes would not have treated each department as though they operated independently'. It comes from the Ancient Greek 'holos' for whole.
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Just birds, beer and fast cars right, laaaaaaaaaadSteve1956 wrote:I suggest you get out more.
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May be just say 110% efficient.
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“Cum” is always tricky one to slip into any word imo
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Especially when working in ScunthorpeAlargeClaret wrote:“Cum” is always tricky one to slip into any word imo
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Spades has nailed it, Zizkov: it just needs to be '-escence', not '-essence'.
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-essence sounds like you've made an essential oil out of your ball sack product.
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Excellent start. It really is a maxiplus wordZizkovClaret wrote:Guy on twitter asked for a word to encapsulate being "more than the sum of their parts.
After waggishly suggesting "Burnley" i suggested "Cumulessence" (queue-mew-less-ence)
What you reckon?
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They certainly have made it to the OED. Very pleasing!AfloatinClaret wrote:Did I read somewhere that 'cromulent' and 'embiggen', both having originated in The Simpsons, are now included in the US dictionary at least and perhaps in real English dictionaries too?
During my working career I was required to write quite a lot of often heavy-weight letters and tried always to hold to a piece of advice that I received early from a Senior Colleague who became something of a mentor to me:
"Whenever you're writing in dispute with someone, try to include one word which the recipient needs to 'look-up in the dictionary'; but never two, as that smacks of showing off.
https://public.oed.com/updates/new-word ... june-2018/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Aye but theres a difference between writing shite and notZizkovClaret wrote:Haha, in my defence i write for a living
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As you consistently showtheroyaldyche wrote:Aye but theres a difference between writing shite and not
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The chikov itZizkovClaret wrote:As you consistently show
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Did you experience a slight "Tumescence" afterwardsZizkovClaret wrote:Guy on twitter asked for a word to encapsulate being "more than the sum of their parts.
After waggishly suggesting "Burnley" i suggested "Cumulessence" (queue-mew-less-ence)
What you reckon?
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Er..... Doesn't 'Synergy' already cover this requirement?
Although I do like your word too.
Although I do like your word too.
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I'd suggest synergy describes working together, but doesn't express the resulting bonus of more than the sum of the contributing partsicu81b4 wrote:Er..... Doesn't 'Synergy' already cover this requirement?
Although I do like your word too.
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https://www.google.com/search?q=synergy ... e&ie=UTF-8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
synergy
/ˈsɪnədʒi/
noun
the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
"the synergy between artist and record company"
synergy
/ˈsɪnədʒi/
noun
the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
"the synergy between artist and record company"
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Not sure a lower case “i” is a word.
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Hey, when i'm not being paid, standards aren't the sameIWOODLOVETT wrote:Not sure a lower case “i” is a word.
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Unless you are in or near that infamous village on Orkney (or the other one on Shetland) that features regularly in peoples facebook, twitter and instagram etc......AlargeClaret wrote:“Cum” is always tricky one to slip into any word imo
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Perhaps the word 'kanizsa' might be appropriate. It is the name of the bloke who did the Kanisza triangle, which is a gestalt illusion of seeing an object that isn't there, which might also be appropriate to the notion of the opposition 'chasing shadows'.