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cunliffe
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Word of the Day
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Elderberry chose me as the winner! So, here is your new word of the day: Remember, it �s what could it mean, not what does it mean! Let �s have your entries, please, brilliant, absurd, witty or just plain silly, for:
C O N C A T E N A T I O N |
3 Apr 2013
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dmharg
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Conan the barbarian had a nickname. His nickname was Con. So Con had a cat. Its name was Concat. Well Concat was really bad and Con sent him to sleep in a tent at night. It was concatentation at first but as the years go by some vowels left.... so it is concatenation now :) |
3 Apr 2013
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maryse pey�
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In Italian "con" means "with" and "caten(e)" means "chains" so "concatenation" is of Italian origin and means "to make someone walk, jump or anything else with chains as a punishment" !  I just want to precise that my husband freely married me... Just in case ! |
3 Apr 2013
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cunliffe
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What about if it �s a verb - to concatenation. Any offers? |
3 Apr 2013
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Pelletrine
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Let �s call a cat a cat ;o) Well, today we have a lot of virtual worlds on the net.... for playing, instruction... Some of them are called e-nations (like the word e-mail, e-connection...)
You surely remember the Latin root of "con"= "with"
So, a "con-cat e-nation" = a "concatenation" is, in other words: "A virtual world in which you can only enter if your avatar shows you with your cat. Meowww ;o))
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3 Apr 2013
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Pelletrine
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.... Sorry, didn �t see your offer/question before I posted:
....... If it is a verb, it must be a virtual world you can only create with the help of your best furred friend ( your cat of cause) ;o) :
" I just concatenationed " Cats Best Bite E-nation" on the net: looking forward to seeing you there ;o)) |
3 Apr 2013
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florimago
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In Spanish "con" means "with", "cate" is a slang Word for "fail at school" and everybody knows what "nation" means so "concatenation" is a Spanglish word describing those countries which show a high academic failure , is that clear?
Flori |
3 Apr 2013
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MoodyMoody
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Co: company
N: chemical symbol for nitrogen
CA: abbreviation for California
Tena: Swahili for "together"
-tion: act of or state of being
So, quite obviously, Concatenation is a California company that specializes in bringing together nitrogenous products such as liquid nitrogen, ammonia, and fertilizer in one place. Simple! |
3 Apr 2013
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sarguero
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Concatenation It �s a hybrid between a cat and a carnation.
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4 Apr 2013
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