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MM0rkeleb 
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MM0rkeleb
"Better than HBO."
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 Posted - 09/29/2007 : 16:44:32
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Originally posted by Salopian
The first of mine has now been rejected twice, so I thought I would post it here:
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: miner non-floccinaucinihilipilificatious affliction"
I can't say I'm surprised since
a. I doubt the movie actually involves Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, and
b. Your use of non-floccinaucinihilipilificatious implies that it is the affliction which is not judging something to be worthless. I think non-floccinaucinihilipilificated would be more what you meant. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 09/29/2007 : 16:54:18
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I just posted for fun, not for reasons for rejection, but...
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
I doubt the movie actually involves Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
According to the I.M.D.B., it does.
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Your use of non-floccinaucinihilipilificatious implies that it is the affliction which is not judging something to be worthless. I think non-floccinaucinihilipilificated would be more what you meant.
It would be plausible that floccinaucinihilipilificatious might mean pertaining to the act of valuing as worthless, but when I checked with regard to submitting the review, it seemed to just mean worthless. |
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MM0rkeleb
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 09/30/2007 : 04:06:22
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Originally posted by Salopian
I just posted for fun, not for reasons for rejection, but...
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
I doubt the movie actually involves Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
According to the I.M.D.B., it does.
Where? I did a Google search on IMDB for Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and found no results on Harlan County, USA's pages. Furthermore, that simply wouldn't make sense since Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis has to do with inhaling volcanic dust.
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Your use of non-floccinaucinihilipilificatious implies that it is the affliction which is not judging something to be worthless. I think non-floccinaucinihilipilificated would be more what you meant.
It would be plausible that floccinaucinihilipilificatious might mean pertaining to the act of valuing as worthless, but when I checked with regard to submitting the review, it seemed to just mean worthless.
Again, what's the source? Dictionary.com doesn't have floccinaucinihilipilificatious. Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act of declaring something to be worthless, so it only makes sense that floccinaucinihilipilificatious should mean pertaining to the act of valuing as worthless. For example, murderous describes the person who murders/wants to murder, not the person who is murdered.
Yay debating the meaning and use of 25+ letter words.  |
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Demisemicenturian
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Posted - 09/30/2007 : 14:48:25
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
I did a Google search on IMDB for Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and found no results on Harlan County, USA's pages. Furthermore, that simply wouldn't make sense since Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis has to do with inhaling volcanic dust.
The source I used defined it as being black lung disease, which is mentioned on the I.M.D.B. page. However, it might be more accurate to say that it and black lung are both pneumoconioses. That said, (i) it is a factitious word and (ii) this is easily close enough compared to other inaccuracies on the site (rabbits/hares, monkeys/apes, ducks/canaries etc.), so the precedent is set that it is acceptable.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act of declaring something to be worthless, so it only makes sense that floccinaucinihilipilificatious should mean pertaining to the act of valuing as worthless. For example, murderous describes the person who murders/wants to murder, not the person who is murdered.
-ous is not as precise as that. It pertains to the valuation, but it's not intrinsically defined in the suffix whether it refers to the act itself or the value. |
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MM0rkeleb
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 09/30/2007 : 17:21:38
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
I did a Google search on IMDB for Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and found no results on Harlan County, USA's pages. Furthermore, that simply wouldn't make sense since Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis has to do with inhaling volcanic dust.
The source I used defined it as being black lung disease, which is mentioned on the I.M.D.B. page. However, it might be more accurate to say that it and black lung are both pneumoconioses. That said, (i) it is a factitious word and (ii) this is easily close enough compared to other inaccuracies on the site (rabbits/hares, monkeys/apes, ducks/canaries etc.), so the precedent is set that it is acceptable.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act of declaring something to be worthless, so it only makes sense that floccinaucinihilipilificatious should mean pertaining to the act of valuing as worthless. For example, murderous describes the person who murders/wants to murder, not the person who is murdered.
-ous is not as precise as that. It pertains to the valuation, but it's not intrinsically defined in the suffix whether it refers to the act itself or the value.
Fair enough. I was splitting hairs anyway. |
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