Only vocables containing multiple syllables permitted expressing personal random musi

monster · 04-14-2016, 09:44 AM

...musings.

Twitter intended towards pretentious wazzocks

Myself discovered maximum topic title extent

Undertoad · 04-14-2016, 10:23 AM

Poster's holding precious twenty dollar banknotes, saying "WTF"'s permitted, because acronym!

glatt · 04-14-2016, 10:49 AM

Present discussion exceeds preferred effort levels during posting. Internal neural pathways resist present communication attempts.

Channeling Tee Doubleyoo.

Undertoad · 04-14-2016, 11:10 AM

"tw"'s permitted, because acronym; isn't consensus?

DanaC · 04-14-2016, 12:09 PM

*utterly confused*

infinite monkey · 04-14-2016, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

*utterly confused*

Is that an example, or are you 'utterly confused' as I am?

I looked up vocables.

Wiki:

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In the broadest sense of the word, a vocable is any meaningful sound uttered by people, such as a word or term, that is fixed by their language and culture.[1][2] However, use in the broad sense is archaic. The term is currently used for utterances which are not considered words, such as the English vocables of assent and denial, uh-huh /əˈhʌ/ and uh-uh /ˈʌʔə/, or the vocable of error, uh-oh /ˈʌʔoʊ/.[3]

Such non-lexical vocables are often used in music, for example la la la or dum dee dum, or in magical incantations, such as abra-cadabra. Many Native American songs consist entirely of vocables; this may be due to both phonetic substitution to increase the resonance of the song, and to the trade of songs between nations speaking different languages.[4]

Vocables are common as pause fillers, such as um and er in English, where they have little formal meaning and are rarely purposeful.

Pseudowords that mimic the structure of real words are used in experiments in psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology, for example the nonsense syllables introduced by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

The proto-words of infants, which are meaningful but do not correspond to words of adult speech, are also sometimes called vocables.[5]

Merriam Webster:

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: term; specifically : a word composed of various sounds or letters without regard to its meaning

So, um, er...what?

BigV · 04-14-2016, 12:39 PM

TL;DR

Flint · 04-14-2016, 12:55 PM

Acronyms, permitted? Regarding previous comments about consensus --hypothetical critics haven't articulated rebuttals. Logically, consideration taking into account phonetic pronunciation produces obvious conclusions.

DanaC · 04-14-2016, 01:26 PM

Genuine confusion.

Flint · 04-14-2016, 01:29 PM

Disingenuous strawman! Preposterous waters-muddying! Infinite monkeys produce meaningless typewritten poppycock!

infinite monkey · 04-14-2016, 01:32 PM

I like turtles!

DanaC · 04-14-2016, 02:32 PM

Turtles are good.

glatt · 04-14-2016, 02:45 PM

Several incorrect postings appear above.

Multiple syllables, people! MULTIPLE!

infinite monkey · 04-14-2016, 03:29 PM

Formerly overthinking; currently understanding.

limey · 04-14-2016, 03:58 PM

Multi-syllabic utterances considered only acceptable communications? Personally attainable challenge!

Sent by thought transference

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Disingenuous strawman! Preposterous waters-muddying! Infinite monkeys produce meaningless typewritten poppycock! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Poster's holding precious twenty dollar banknotes, saying "WTF"'s permitted, because acronym!

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Present discussion exceeds preferred effort levels during posting. Internal neural pathways resist present communication attempts. Channeling Tee Doubleyoo.

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"tw"'s permitted, because acronym; isn't consensus?

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I like turtles!

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Several incorrect postings appear above. Multiple syllables, people! MULTIPLE!

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Formerly overthinking; currently understanding.

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