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monster 04-14-2016 08:44 AM

Only vocables containing multiple syllables permitted expressing personal random musi
 
...musings.

Twitter intended towards pretentious wazzocks :)

Myself discovered maximum topic title extent

Undertoad 04-14-2016 09:23 AM

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

glatt 04-14-2016 09:49 AM

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

Channeling Tee Doubleyoo.

Undertoad 04-14-2016 10:10 AM

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

DanaC 04-14-2016 11:09 AM

*utterly confused*

BigV 04-14-2016 11:39 AM

TL;DR

Flint 04-14-2016 11:55 AM

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

infinite monkey 04-14-2016 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 957456)
*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?

DanaC 04-14-2016 12:26 PM

Genuine confusion.

Flint 04-14-2016 12:29 PM

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

infinite monkey 04-14-2016 12:32 PM

I like turtles! :dunce:

DanaC 04-14-2016 01:32 PM

Turtles are good.

glatt 04-14-2016 01:45 PM

Several incorrect postings appear above.

Multiple syllables, people! MULTIPLE!

infinite monkey 04-14-2016 02:29 PM

Formerly overthinking; currently understanding.

limey 04-14-2016 02:58 PM

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

Sent by thought transference


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