tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post242060509435489618..comments2024-03-22T13:57:42.835-04:00Comments on Wishydig: How many gigawatts would it take...Wishydighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-10227759959009345352013-05-28T02:32:50.953-04:002013-05-28T02:32:50.953-04:00Who said Wikipedia isn't worth anything? Anach...Who said Wikipedia isn't worth anything? Anachorism is a perfectly acceptable term to denote being out of space or location. So, cacti in the tundra would be anachoristic to that location. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029888891569223067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-69773343313500034692007-04-26T01:17:00.000-04:002007-04-26T01:17:00.000-04:00We should distinguish between the word extra and t...We should distinguish between the word <I>extra</I> and the prefix <I>extra-</I>. While the word as a root has shifted towards the sense of <I>additional</I> the prefix retains the sense of <I>outside</I> or <I>external</I> that the Latin word had.<BR/><BR/>Consider the sense of <I>outside</I> in all of the following.<BR/><BR/>extra-curricular<BR/>extra-canonical<BR/>extra-orbital<BR/>extra-cellular<BR/>extra-mural<BR/>extra-historical<BR/>extra-personal<BR/>extra-verbal<BR/>extra-visual<BR/><BR/>Some of these might have counters that seem to say the opposite: For example extra-verbal expression is that which does not involve words. But take away the hyphen and an extra verbal person uses many words.<BR/><BR/>If we rely on <I>exo-</I> as a prefix we're mostly just switching to a Greek form. And although <I>exo-</I> has the meaning of <I>outside</I> it has a connotation that implies part of a system that is outside, but still functionally connected. Consider that the exoplasm is the outer layer but it does function as a part of the protoplasm.Wishydighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-34923015855718970602007-04-25T23:30:00.000-04:002007-04-25T23:30:00.000-04:00OUTATIME...How about exochronistic? Out of time......OUTATIME...<BR/><BR/>How about <I>exochronistic</I>? Out of time... in the sense of, quite literally, outside of time. Considering the endeavor in question, one could argue you would be traveling outside of time as we understand it arrive at the destination.<BR/><BR/>Which makes me consider something... extra has a core sense of "additional", so why is it that we use the term <I>extraterrestrial</I> to describe something originating from another planet? Terrestrial being from <I>terra</I> for earth, or in this case Earth, how would being from another planet denote "additional Earth... ness"? There is also an implication of superiority that joins along with <I>extra</I>; which is too subjective and prejudiced a meaning for such a general description as it is in use. It seems to me <I>exoterrestrial</I> is a more accurate word.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020705732867099709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-71214033702871784712007-04-23T18:13:00.000-04:002007-04-23T18:13:00.000-04:00Blogger ate the comment I posted yesterday...I won...Blogger ate the comment I posted yesterday...<BR/>I won't go through it all again, but yes, it's both anachronistic in the 'too early a time' sense and parachronistic in the 'beyond its time' sense, depending on whether you're talking about the DeLoeran or the 1950s context.<BR/>I also pointed out that the license plate was only 'outatime' until the Doc had some modifications done in 2015. After that, the number plate was a barcode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-81889760634440580272007-04-22T22:34:00.000-04:002007-04-22T22:34:00.000-04:00I had a chance to get to the "longer" OED today. O...I had a chance to get to the "longer" OED today. Of course, I only found more support for my stance. OED says anachorism is a nonce-word, while anatopism is merely "rare." Plus, anatopism is fifty years older than its step-brother. <BR/><BR/>To extend a hand of friendship, I promise I'll use anchorite/anachoret, for hermit, instead of anatopist.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486681777716496640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-56622789655214974482007-04-22T21:22:00.000-04:002007-04-22T21:22:00.000-04:00actually jangari, your catch is good enough for me...actually jangari, your catch is good enough for me to just go ahead and say it.<BR/><BR/>I was simply thinking of the connection of an anachronism to <I>Back to the Future</I> because the title implies an anachronism of sorts.<BR/><BR/>To be a little more specific I was thinking of the DeLorean and its role as a vehicle for moving out of time. All these words <I>anachronism metachronism parachronism</I> are appropriate to the word on the car's license plate: "OUTATIME"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-9577921083331449972007-04-22T19:37:00.000-04:002007-04-22T19:37:00.000-04:00Ah perhaps that'll be a fun puzzle.It's perhaps to...Ah perhaps that'll be a fun puzzle.<BR/><BR/>It's perhaps too general a connection -- but I did make sure to put a little marker in the post to justify the title. If I don't get a good guess in a day or so I'll just reveal what I was thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-8613728367885142422007-04-22T18:05:00.000-04:002007-04-22T18:05:00.000-04:00What does the title of this post have to do with a...What does the title of this post have to do with anything?<BR/>I was expecting some kind of <I>Back to the Future</I> reference, given that it was such a bootylicious film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com