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Henry_Cowell
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| carnac wrote: |
| What is the word (if there is one) for when a word which is read/said repeatedly becomes nonsensical? |
It's carnac.  |
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Gregor
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Mr. Cowell,
Could you tell me where you found that word? I couldn't find it in my dictionaries, and Google refered me to an old Johnny Carson routine, "Carnac the Magnificent", and some place in Brittany. I'm just interested in finding the reference. Or am I missing a joke? |
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Sweetsee
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When it comes to burning things down, Ben Harper said it best.
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Deicide
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| Phrasal verbs are a direct inheritance of Old Norse (Danish) influence; in particular their syntactical flexibility is a special, further inheritance of Old Norse. Turn the faucet off; turn off the faucet. Cut the tree down; cut down the tree. |
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