Search results for 'tag:Affix' matching tag 'Affix'

Re: Morphemes

mister micawber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:10 GMT

I have for example a word 'writer' where the end -er is a bound derivational suffix. How about a word 'tiger', do I separate the -er again?-- No; it is not an affix. O.E. tigras (pl.), also in part from O.Fr. tigre (c.1150), both from L. tigris "tiger," from Gk. tigris. Same question with e.g. 'incomplete' where in- is a bound derivational prefix, is it so in 'intuitive' too?-- 1640s, from M.L. intuitivus , from intuitus , pp. of intueri "look at, consider," from in- "at, on" + tueri "to look at, watch over". So it depends on your teacher. The word came as a single piece from Latin, though in Latin the in- is a prefix. What I'm trying to figure out is that am I supposed to separate the affixes wherever I can see them or only when...

Re: Question

mister micawber — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:24:18 GMT

' Enclosed ' is used with postal mail: it means that something is put into the envelope with the letter. ' Attached ' is used with email: it means that a document is electronically affixed to the message and is sent with it (I don't know how it actually works).

Re: English

dokterjokkebrok — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:38:46 GMT

After it was filled and sealed , a label was affixed to the container. I personally thought that you (af)fi x something to something else, not on . I could be mistaken, but it only seems logical to use the same preposition as with, e.g. - I fixed a spotlight to the ceiling. Regards

English

anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:47:40 GMT

after it was filled and sealed a label was affixed on the container

Re: 100% synonyms?

mister micawber — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:42:28 GMT

. Of course not; very few-- if any-- are. The affix 'pre-' means 'before', and that color is added to the two words here that bear it. Otherwise, differential collocations among synonyms always exist. .

Re: IN or ON

mister micawber — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:23:26 GMT

. The leaves are on the tree, because they are affixed to the ends and surfaces of the twigs and branches (as are the apples). The nest is in the tree because it is intentionally hidden by the bird within the tree's outer boundaries. It is sometimes difficult to decide which preposition to use, and no doubt some are idiomatic, but keep in mind that on means at the surface (in some way) of a 2-dimensional construct, while in means enclosed (in some way) by a 3-dimensional construct. .

Re: The Analysis of Analytical Languages

anonymous — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:56:25 GMT

I do not. Perhaps due to the bias I have as a native English speaker, I believe concepts that rely on the establishment of the relationships between people and objects, objects and other objects, and people and time are most easily understood universally through one or (as is often the case in German-English dialogue) more than one preposition, rather than through affixes. In the large, meanings are understood better when the item that distinguishes its meaning is largest, as usually prepositions constitute larger morphemic units than do affixes, which essentially seek to accomplish the same goal: establishing relationships between people, things, and time (among many other aspects of grammar). Take, for example, German. In German,...

Re: Sight, sound and voice-over

martin b — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:46:33 GMT

"Jackson Pillock" My first assignment for the MA Screenwriting course is a 20 minute script with no dialogue. It's called 'Writing in ... also to make sure we don't make the beginner's error of putting in long blocks of dialogue with no action. The classic "Sunset Boulevard" has a lot of voice-over. It's available online. And here is the first bit of "Grosse Pointe Black" which has no dialogue or voice-over: FADE IN: ROLL CREDITS OVER: EXT. GOLF COURSE - DAWN VARIOUS EXTRA CLOSE-UPS of this luxurious patchwork of brilliant greens: A POLISHED BRASS SPRINKLER HEAD pops up from the ground and begins to water the already dew- soaked lawn. A FLEET OF DUCKLINGS No mother in sight, cruise...

Re: How affix affect stress pattern?

califjim — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:08:50 GMT

Typical Greek suffixes. Primary stress on the third syllable from the end. (First vowel shown may vary.) ocracy, opathy, otony, otany, otomy, ophony, ology, onomy, otrophy, ogamy, ography, ophany, osophy, ognomy, ogony, omaly, opoly, ogeny, ochrony, ochromy, olatry, omathy, ometry, onymy, oscopy, otropy, ometer, opolis, anthropy, abola Also: -ysis, -esis, but NOT -osis. Instead of the -y ending, these can have -ize (onomize, opolize), -ous (ogamous, omalous), -ist (onomist, ometrist), -ism (ologism), or -er (onomer, ographer). Ex: democracy, monotony, lobotomy, theology, atrophy, geography, philosophy, anomaly, monopoly, synchrony, idolatry, trigonometry, barometer, metropolis, parabola,...

Re: How affix affect stress pattern?

alienvoord — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:38:39 GMT

not about stress shift, but you might find it interesting: trisyllabic laxing

Re: How affix affect stress pattern?

mno3195 — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:15:00 GMT

Mister Micawber wrote: Offhand, I would say that the addition of affixes other than negative or negative-like prefixes do not generally affect word stress, since they are usually unstressed themselves-- but that there are also many exceptions. I don't know of any dedicated websites, though most grammar sites probably mention it in passing. Try googling around a bit. Thanks,how about suffixes?

Re: How affix affect stress pattern?

mister micawber — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:54:56 GMT

Offhand, I would say that the addition of affixes other than negative or negative-like prefixes do not generally affect word stress, since they are usually unstressed themselves-- but that there are also many exceptions. I don't know of any dedicated websites, though most grammar sites probably mention it in passing. Try googling around a bit.

How affix affect stress pattern?

mno3195 — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:14 GMT

Hi folks: I would like to know some details about how affix cause stress shift espeicially in multi-syllable words. I heard that Latin and Greek suffix play an important role in stress shift.Any detail or recommend website that I can refer to?Any website regarding stress patterns or how suffix causing stress shift I can refer to? Thanks

Re: Connection words

peaceblinkfriend — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:45:41 GMT

Wow. Thank you for sharing that, Pucca. It really helps us, non-native English speakers, to identify the degree of fomality of those expressions. Best wishes, PBF PS Perhaps the moderators could affix this thread to the "Common English Questions and Answers - Archived Posts" forum.

Re: John Locke on the diversity of opinions

mister micawber — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:44:22 GMT

If I may, I will affix this to the head of the forum, Forbes, thank you.

Re: Ungrent! Word Structure - Morphology~ Please help

mister micawber — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:21:46 GMT

This looks a lot like homework to me, Civic. Why don't you Google some of these terms?-- inflection, adverb, affix, compound noun .

Ungrent! Word Structure - Morphology~ Please help

civicjai_11 — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:07:06 GMT

Consider the following passage an answer the questions that follow: Whether we eat at his place or mine, Ryan usually prepares the meal. Tonight I'd volunteered. I cook well, but not instinctively. I need recipes. Arriving home at six, I spent a few minutes recapping my day for Birdie, then took out the folder in which I stuff menus clipped from the Gazette. A five-minute search produced a winner. Grilled Chicken breast with melon salsa. Wild Rice. Tortilla with arugula salad. (a) Name four different types of inflection and give one example of each taken from the passage above. (b) Find two adverbs in the passage that are derived from adjectives; Write them down and underline the affix that changed them from an adjective to an...

Re: two questions

anonymous — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:56:31 GMT

Mister Micawber wrote: By using the word qua word, it becomes nominalized. Look at your own sentence: " where would you say is the modification by 'the' (prepositional phrase, 'the' is the noun object) in that sentence is taking place? 'The' must be modifying a noun, isn't it? ('The' is the noun subject of the question)". ' -Ing ' too is a noun object of ' with '-- here, a mere affix has been nominalized! Thank you, Mr. M. How do we know when to treat a nominalized noun as countable and uncountable. What I have been doing so far is to treat the kinds of it as an uncountable noun. a '-ing' or just 'ing' ?

Re: two questions

mister micawber — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:24:22 GMT

By using the word qua word, it becomes nominalized. Look at your own sentence: " where would you say is the modification by 'the' (prepositional phrase, 'the' is the noun object) in that sentence is taking place? 'The' must be modifying a noun, isn't it? ('The' is the noun subject of the question)". ' -Ing ' too is a noun object of ' with '-- here, a mere affix has been nominalized!

Poem: Different Standards

triquediqual — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:26:04 GMT

Different Standards Life is but a fragile thing so easily shattered, These objects, destructive yet easily controlled, Are life-destroyers, mutating hit bodies in alien shapes, So much so that we accept it, acknowledge it, do it. We must halt, ourselves and these objects of destruction. We do it, do it to an extent of allowing it, why? Why allow shattered bodies, twisted torsos, lost life, Do we enjoy our actions? Preventable actions, actions That should never occur, souls created on a daily basis, Rising away from the trouble, the crash,…the families. What standards need upheaval? Will people ever learn? “Safety” recollects, repeats, reiterates after accidents,...

Transformational Rules and Subject-Verb Agreement

anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:15:00 GMT

My question may be a little strange...but I appreciate any help I can get. Given a passive sentence: "The subjects have been captured by the officer"... ...and applying transformational rules to the underlying structure... Underlying Structure: The officer past have en capture the suspect. Passive Transformation: The suspect past have en be en capture by the officer. Affix-Hopping: The suspect have+past be+en capture+en by the officer. How does subject-verb agreement come into play? As a native english speaker I would say "The officer has captured the suspect" or "The suspects have been captured by the officer." It is unclear to me wether subject-verb agreement must be taken into account before or after the passive transformation....

Re: Easter 2007 - Jesus, Myth of History or Son of God?

david — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:44:07 GMT

1. There is the historical proof the myth could not invent the Cross. The cross was the means of execution employed by the ancient Romans (among others). In that sense, it is equivalent ... more like a T, so the extra part with 'inri' written on it could not have been affixed as described. But wasn't it quite usual for the crime to be written in the titulus? And often abbreviated? In this case INRI(tamentum) or "incitement" (to rebellion/against Rome). The "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum" bit (which does differ signicantly in all Gospels) is an invention explaining away the "INRI" appearing in later graphical representations. And wasn't the so-called "cross" often just a plain...

Re: Easter 2007 - Jesus, Myth of History or Son of God?

blue sow — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:53:36 GMT

1. There is the historical proof the myth could not invent the Cross. The cross was the means of execution employed by the ancient Romans (among others). In that sense, it is equivalent to the gas chamber, electric chair, gallows, or firing squad. It does not need mythical invention. It was not the shape described in the myth however ... more like a T, so the extra part with 'inri' written on it could not have been affixed as described. It is fortunate, is it not, that christians are not obliged to wander about wearing a small replica, tastefully fashioned in silver or gold, of old sparky. If the Cross roused a "social orror" by the heathens ,it caused a shocking religious dismay by the Jews. There were no heathens....

Re: How and where to use negative prefixes like un-,dis,non-,etc?

anonymous — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:28:33 GMT

If anything I would say it is regressive since the affix is changing depending on the following phonemes. Ill try to figure it out and report back in a few minutes.

Re: affix vs attatch

clive — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:32:55 GMT

Hi, In terms of general usage, you'll hear 'attached' very commonly and 'affixed' almost never. Best wishes, Clive

Re: affix vs attatch

marius hancu — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:59:04 GMT

>attatch --------- ATTACH suggests strongly a connection or union, a bond or link to prevent motion or keep one thing with another < attach a cover by means of a brass hinge> < attach a card to the package> <guinea fowl attach themselves firmly to the place where they were born -- F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox> AFFIX is sometimes interchangeable with FASTEN or ATTACH < affix a card to the package> but usually implies attachment by the imposition of one thing upon another, es

affix vs attatch

tung quoc — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:34:36 GMT

Hi, 1/Do affix and attatch have the same meaning?Are they interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in menaing btw them? 2/Do affixed document and attatch document have the same meaning?Are they interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in menaing btw them? Q

Re: Will English be the global language in the future?

englishuser — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:56:17 GMT

Anonymous wrote: I have read an article which predicted English will be the global language inevitably. Are there any different opinions? Nothing is inevitable. And there are other options. For instance, we could start using Esperanto when communicating with people from other language groups. I, for one, would be more than happy to switch to Esperanto should it gain more popularity. Esperanto is a completely logical language, with no irregularities as far as grammar is concerned, and new words can easily be created using an affix-system in Esperanto. Also, Esperanto is not the native language of any particular group of people in the way as English is the native language of the British and the Americans and a handful of...

Re: Word stems

califjim — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:09:51 GMT

anti-, micro-, re-, -tion, -ish, etc. are not stems (roots); they are affixes. In bluish , blue is a stem and ish is an affix. In convenience , ven is a stem, and con- and -ence are affixes. There are thousands of roots in English. I doubt there is a list of them. They can sometimes be easy to identify, though, especially if there are a lot of words with the same root and different affixes: expel, repel, propel, for example, show pel as a root. CJ

Re: Prefix, stem, suffix

mister micawber — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:54:09 GMT

Affix = prefix or suffix . Ir of irritable appears to be neither, at least in English, as it comes from L. irritatus , from pp. stem of irritare 'excite, provoke.'

Re: Prefix, stem, suffix

anonymous — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:41:21 GMT

Agreed. Take for example irritable ' ir ' is a prefix when used in irresponsible, but in the case of irritable, it is used as an affix. And -able is the suffix. ^_^ Prefix and Suffix are able to be 'heard' and 'see' whether it is accurate. (this is used for last resort) {my name is not anonymous, thank you }

Re: sign and affix your seal on the contract

nona the brit — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:19:02 GMT

You could say sign your name if you really wanted to but it is not necessary and does sound a bit odd actually, everyone knows that when you sign something, you are signing your name. That is what sign means. Common phrases 'sign here;sign on the dotted line; sign a contract; sign below; sign in the box'

sign and affix your seal on the contract

anonymous — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:08:12 GMT

"You shall sign and affix your seal on the contract. " I feel that "your name" is missing after "sign" in the above sentence. Can someone make some comments on this sentence? Thank you.

Finding examples

aro — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 11:33:24 GMT

Hello guys! I need to find examples for the following word-formations: back-formation: Instead of forming new and longer items by adding affixes to words, this process works the other way round, as a shorter word is created by removing a real or imagined affix. I already have: - televice - baby-sit but I can't think of more, would be great If you would Blends : New words are created by joining party of other words. - brunch - telex - smog - Eurovision Also here I need more Neologisms : Creations of completely new words or phrases. - Trojan Horse - Flatrate ..... Conversion : With the process words undergo a change of word class without the attachment of an affix. - to bottle - to paper - a natural -...

KiB, MiB, KB, MB are prefixes or suffixes?

mcored — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:49:52 GMT

Hi Guys, By definition: prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. A suffix is an affix that succeeds the morphemes to which it can attach. So when you say 700 MiB, is "MiB" really a prefix or a suffix? It's amazing to see almost every popular article use the phrases "binary prefixes", "SI prefixes" etc. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html Why they use the word "prefix" instead of "suffix" is beyond me. Can anybody please explain? Thank you in advance, McoreD<

Re: Present

languagelover — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:31:55 GMT

As to your question about the affix -ic , well, language works in different ways and makes use of different methods of word formation. Not all the words derive the same way, have a closer look at your mother tongue and you'll see for yourself. There are different reasons for that, you can read a book on morphology to get a better perspective. One reason is the fact that not all the borrowed words are entered the language at the same time, or from a single source. An alternative affix might had not been present at the time the word was borrowed or invented! An affix can die, lose its productivity, at some time, .... And the situation is the same amongst all the languages, just they adopt their own way of working things out .... Hope...

Re: I need your comment on "future tense"

mrpedantic — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:46:05 GMT

Roro wrote: Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the word〖preposition〗which you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary): ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word. 2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached). ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ My question is: why one of the section in this EnglishForums is named【Words, puns, jokes and...

Re: I need your comment on "future tense"

roro — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:00:57 GMT

Dear Pastel. Did you know this pictorial symbol? ⎝谷⎠ (Oh my God...) I remember using it for the first time when all of my data were vanished, in a flash, because of my lack of care. I like it, though! For those who don't know Kanji: this hieroglyph ..谷.. means 'valley.' ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ (Pastel. What happened? I hope I didn't hurt you by my careless words. If so, let me know. Let's enjoy discussing. I think I understand you. That is: The context & the speaker's intention are the most important factors. But there's no rule at all..? I wonder. I'm interested in your question, but I don't think I'm wrong at all. Well... I'll keep quiet a bit. I try, at least!) ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ...

Arabic, Persian, and in between

languagelover — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:25:34 GMT

Hi Ali, Sorry for the delay in the replying to your mail. First of all, thanks a lot for your patience with me. And the second, here comes the sweet discussion of the influence of the Arabic language over Persian! It's quite interesting for me that there are many among the Westerners who think that we speak Arabic (and we dress, et cetra, the same way, since we are Arabs too), and now I'm quite shocked that you do not know how much our language is affected by Arabic after Islam. Persian is different from Urdu, though they are from the same origin. In fact, I've noticed a lot of words that are in use in both of the languages, though with a slightly different pronounciation, and sometimes with different meanings. Because as you know,...

Re: When to use would and when to use could

cacarr — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 21:23:57 GMT

That's interesting, equivical. What is the nature of the inflection? Tense is a morphological thing: Smoke -Present Tense Smoked -Past Tense Will smoke = future time. See that the verb is without an affix of any kind? There is no future tense in English. We use a modal to refer to future time. Could Coulded? Would Woulded?

Re: I was worth driving

casi — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:33:51 GMT

I wanted to know that I was worth driving 10 miles in the rain to get a piece of lemon meringue pie. Once I did that, I know the pie was unimportant. 1. If someone else drove ten miles to get pie for you, then I wanted to know if I was worth the ten mile drive to get pie is fine. (Cf. You are worth it; X = Y) But given our context above, "I" is awkward. You did the driving. 2a. "not" is an adverb. It modifies verbs; it occurs after the auxiliary: The pie was not important. "not" negates the copular equation: X is Y becomes X is not Y. 2b. "un-" is an affix, notably a prefix, and it modifies adjectives: The pie was un important. "un-" negates the adjective: X is Y becomes X is un Y. The difference between 2a....

Re: longest English word

strangeboy — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:27:25 GMT

floccinaucinihilipilification: derives from the latin 'flocci non facio...' = "I don't give a hang for..." and is the longest English word stated as an actual 'word'. Chemicals DO NOT count. 'nihil' is the latin for 'nothing' and 'ification' is the English affix for 'the state of being'. Incidentally, 'flocci' alone means 'fluffy' in English. I think we had better leave the rest alone... Therefore: Sidling lazily down the road on a summer's afternoon (raining, then, probably) I may say to myself, 'I am in perfect floccinaucinihilipilification'. Then, of course, I find my shoeslaces are undone, trip over them and fall face down in the gutter. Alas! The emotion is gone. ;) For the sake of Sweet Mint Tea add me to Msn! I have no...

Re: Lack of\in

maverick88 — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:38:18 GMT

I think you misunderstood my question I asked " when I have to use "lack in" and when - "lack of" I mean when I have to affix "of" and when "in"

Re: Prefix, stem, suffix

pastel — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:44:24 GMT

A word is made of three parts, prefix; root, stem, or base; and suffix. Not really. For example, the and banana. (1)precisely is pre + cise + ly (all three, prefix, root and suffix) (2)concise is con + cise (prefix and root) (3)scissors - cise (root) (1)Correct. 'Cise' is a bound base or you say bound base which need to be conjointed with other morphemes, that is, they can't form words themselves. 'Cise' is not a word. You need to attach a prefix 'pre.' (2)Correct. (3)From Online Etymology Dictionary c.1384, sisoures, from O.Fr. cisoires (pl.) "shears," from V.L. *cisoria (pl.) "cutting instrument," from *cisus (in compounds such as L. excisus, pp. of excidere "to cutout"), ult. from L. cædere "to...

Re: Prefix, stem, suffix

mister micawber — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:44:25 GMT

I quote Trask: 'A root is the simplest form of a lexical morpheme, from which all other forms are built up. For example, the Latin verb meaning love has the root 'am-'; from this are formed the various stems , such as present 'ama-' and perfect 'amav-', from which in turn are constructed complete word-forms.' 'Base - the item to which an affix is added.' To me, that suggests that a base is a vaguer word including the other two-- it seems a more useful word to refer to what is actually being used as a stem or root in a particular case.

Re: Hiya everybody! My first question...

mister micawber — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:22:32 GMT

Bienvenido al English Forums, Reme. From Trask, Language and Linguistics : "Clitic: a grammatical item which appears to be less than a word but more than an affix. Enclitic: a clitic which is phonologically attached to what precedes it, such as -n't in couldn't . Proclitic: a clitic which precedes the thing it is bound to. In the French sentence, Il te le donnera , the three pronouns are all proclitics bound to the following verb." I would be interested in seeing the examples you have, Reme.

Re: Prefix, suffix and roots

mister micawber — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:29:12 GMT

Here's a start: It depends on the meaning of the word, and of course the location of the affix, since a prefix by definition goes on the front. 'Biology'-- 'bios' is the central concept, hence the root, while 'logy' is a suffix meaning 'study, knowlege of'. 'Biorhythm'-- here the rhythm is the central concept (root) and the 'bio' tacks on the idea of life as a prefix. Suffixes are mostly parts-of-speech makers, turning verbs into nouns into adjectives.

Re: Is "whosever" a word?

nell — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:50:26 GMT

Nell: Used 162 times in the Bible (KJV aka AV), both ... call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." You're wrong; you're confusing "whosoever" with "whosever". "Whosoever", however, adds another level of drama to this issue. Why not just "whoever"? The word "whoever" sounds kind of flat to me. As to the translators, here's a page that lists their guidelines: http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html Fifteen general rules were advanced for the guidance of the translators: 1. The ordinary Bible read in the Church, commonly called the BishopsBible, to be followed, and as little altered as the Truth of the original will permit. 2. The names of the Prophets, and the Holy...

Re: 'reposted' as a 'valid' word

evan kirshenbaum — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 16:35:57 GMT

Cmon, be patient. It's a new word. On this side we day "mail" a letter, but don't those on the other side say "post"? If the Post Office loses our letter, we remail it. Wouldn't a Brit repost it? And if so, then the word should go back a century or more. The current sense derives from the American sense of "to affix to a usual place (as a wall) for public notices" (MWCD11) back when publicly readable discussion groups like this were called "bulletin boards". In that sense, I'd expect that something taken down off of a (physical) bulletin board might be reposted. I've also seen job openings be reposted after a promising candidate turns out to not be acceptable. Evan Kirshenbaum...

Re: an American on Britishisms

tony cooper — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 13:08:18 GMT

No. The tie bar affixed the tie to the shirt ... had a clipping action. See: http://www.io.com/~esmee/jewelry/970634.jpg for a tie bar. Oh yes. Not the thing to wear. When he was in high school, my son decided to go to some dance and sport a "retro" look. He had a ball rooting through my closet and jewelry box (1) for "old man's stuff". And found things that *were* "old man's stuff". I wonder if Swank is still making cuff link/tie bar sets. If they have adapted to today's market, they are selling nose rings and jewelry for other parts of the body. (1) Searching for a term, here. A "jewelry box" is what a woman keeps her jewelry (the cheap stuff) in. What do you call the box a man keeps...