Re: Synonym Conflation In Word Formation

On 8 Nov, 13:25, Emungo <pyti...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 8 Nov, 13:03, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



On Nov 8, 7:37 am, Gerald Johnson <gjohnson...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:44:30 -0800, phogl...@xxxxxx wrote:
On Nov 7, 1:15 pm, Gerald Johnson <gjohnson...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I was just wondering if you guys could give me one or more examples of
words that were formed by combining synonyms or near synonyms.

Thanks

Do you mean such words as the delightful "guesstimate"?

Let me change the request a bit: can anyone give me one or more
examples of words that were formed by combining words that mean the
same thing in different languages?

Thanks

We have no idea what you're on about.

Do you want PIN number and ATM machine?

Maybe he means things like "River Avon". Or partial redundancies like
"vinsanto wine" or "the hoi polloi".

How about Torpenhow Hill which is Hill Hill Hill Hill. I heard it on a
BBC quiz programme called QI but you can find it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpenhow_Hill

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