
lovely stuff...
I may steal this for my profile, if I may...
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Sat 9 May 2009, 0:51,
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I may steal this for my profile, if I may...

30 second shop. floor bird screamed out for it. Do what you will sir!
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Sat 9 May 2009, 0:54,
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that makes it, and that's your property. Cheers!
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Sat 9 May 2009, 0:56,
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but then some of my best friends are gingers. ;)
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:00,
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Come on now, it is the only thing I ever insult you about ;)
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:02,
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Being an English gent somewhat au fait with the etymology I would suggest that it is 'harrumph!'
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Sat 9 May 2009, 0:59,
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There would be no etymology in the classical sense for a word such as humph, harrumph or whatever as it is merely a manifestation, in alphic terms, of a sound, therefore rendering it purely ephemeral. Innit blud.
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:04,
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as an intransitive verb it has an etymology which is echoic?
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:08,
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based in onomatapaeic resonance, however, that would of course render it purely subjective, and therefore very difficult to prove wrong. Ya get me rasclart? ;)
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:11,
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it doesn't really matter what sound is made,
the facial expression and intonation is
just as important as the vocalisation,
in terms of meaning.
I think I'm agreeing with you.
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:16,
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the facial expression and intonation is
just as important as the vocalisation,
in terms of meaning.
I think I'm agreeing with you.

It is the attempt to write such words that produces such issues :)
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:19,
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when it can clearly be used as a verb and therefore not
onomatapaeic.
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:26,
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onomatapaeic.

but you were the one who brought up the etymology of said word.
The verb would quite patently have derived from the noun. Therefore, your point is moot. ;)
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:33,
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The verb would quite patently have derived from the noun. Therefore, your point is moot. ;)

of no legal significance. So there :P
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Sat 9 May 2009, 1:38,
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