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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Admittedly they are, but there is a more 'official' handle for them.
     
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  2. NZHorn

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    Bound morphemes?
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    No. One of these could be a bound morpheme, but not all bound morphemes are one of these...
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    The adjective I'm looking for is actually an example of itself - something to do with how the words are pronounced.
     
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  5. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    It's a Latin word - coined by Roman poet Horace around 19BC in his poem Ars Poetica, to describe a particular length of something.
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    Translates from Latin as 'a foot and a half long'
     
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  7. oldfrenchhorn

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    Did some searching and came up with sesquipedalian.
     
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  8. Bolton's Boots

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    And that is it - a word of many syllables.

    Over to you.
     
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  9. oldfrenchhorn

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    Which ex-Watford player, who had two spells at the club said this?

    "I didn’t stop playing until I was 55 when I had to have a new hip!"
     
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  10. NZHorn

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    I think this is my first Watford hero, Dennis Bond. There was an interview with him on one of the fan sites (BSaD?) which I read when I was not quite 55. It encouraged me to get my ankle fixed properly (long story).
     
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  11. oldfrenchhorn

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    That is the man.
     
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  12. NZHorn

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    Thanks Frenchie.

    What do Rafael Nadal and Xisco Muñoz have in common?
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    Both Spanish...
     
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    Erm.. Very lengthy. :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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    More specific than that.
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    Anything to do with similar names?
    Xisco is short for Francisco
    Nadal's wife is known as Xisca - short for Francisca.
     
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  17. NZHorn

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    No. You were on the right track earlier.
     
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    Both Catalans - or rather both from Mallorca.
     
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    Yes but be more specific, Mallorca is half the size of Wales.
     
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    They are not half brothers are they
     
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