whl626  +  10876 Thu, 16 Oct 03 07:28 AM These days I came across word like ' taikonaunt ' for astronaunt ? How it derives ? whl626 Joined on Sun, Aug 24 2003 Regular Member 882 Learn English every day

	Mike in Japan  +  10891 Thu, 16 Oct 03 11:18 AM I think it's the name used by the Chinese to mean astronaut. Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside

	Mike in Japan  +  10892 Thu, 16 Oct 03 11:22 AM I may be wrong ... I think you spelt it 'taikonaunt' ... a 'taikon aunt' ??? If it were 'Taikwan Aunt', it might be an aunt who practices Tai Kwon Do! Mike in Japan

	whl626  +  10907 Thu, 16 Oct 03 01:53 PM :). It is supposed to be ' taikonaunt ' I guess. Hey, Russians call their astronaunt ' cosmonaunt instead to separate them from the US in the space race. whl626

	Mike in Japan  +  10964 Fri, 17 Oct 03 01:00 AM Just to clarify, the last syllable of all three terms is spelt 'aut', but I'm sure some folk would love to send their 'aunt' into orbit. "Hey Auntie, how would you like to trade your broomstick for a Longmarch III ?" Mike in Japan

	Woodward  +  11382 Thu, 23 Oct 03 05:23 AM lol Mike! So eventually there will be a kiwinaut and a aussienaut... no, thinking it over more clearly, the other island (West Island also known as Oz) won't evolve as far as NZ so the word won't need to be invented. Woodward Joined on Tue, Jun 24 2003 A New Zealander in Chile Senior Member 2,747 Don't let schooling interfere with your education. www.grammar.cl - www.vocabulary.cl

	Mike in Japan  +  11438 Fri, 24 Oct 03 01:29 AM How about a ChileAunt? (please let her out of the freezer) Mike in Japan