tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post8064270226740195991..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: VenusM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-71216817530445278382010-09-21T02:09:09.869+01:002010-09-21T02:09:09.869+01:00By impossible, I didn't mean that the word was...By <i>impossible</i>, I didn't mean that the word was unrhymable. I meant that it was impossible to avoid thinking of the rhymes. <br /><br />That wombat rhymes with combat is the first thing on my mind whenever I hear the word. Just as venison ineluctably suggests the benison of Tennyson.<br /><br />My mind is pregnant with wombats.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-86152309717001144202010-09-17T02:22:56.322+01:002010-09-17T02:22:56.322+01:00But "combat" rhymes with "wombat.&q...But "combat" rhymes with "wombat."Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903477340571996130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-91130899299562907902010-09-16T22:26:36.483+01:002010-09-16T22:26:36.483+01:00"venom" isn't derived from "Ven..."venom" isn't derived from "Venus" - both words are from PIE *wen-.<br />Or is that too pedantic.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760721504519661112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-33282281639803093342010-09-16T22:10:10.638+01:002010-09-16T22:10:10.638+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.goofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760721504519661112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-63637892446449123032010-09-16T16:45:20.165+01:002010-09-16T16:45:20.165+01:00Depends if you believe that any press is good pres...Depends if you believe that any press is good press - how many words have Aphrodite or Diana got besides that one, hmm? Aphrodite has an annoyingly catchy pop song now, (although she has to share it with a few mortals) so she's catching up on that front. <br /><br />Venus is Friday in lots of languages. That's gotta be good for something.The Antipodean, realising she still hasn't looked up genitive,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-65139717435874420072010-09-14T14:23:04.721+01:002010-09-14T14:23:04.721+01:00mighty Aphrodite in her nightie shone like light, ...mighty Aphrodite in her nightie shone like light, gee... ;-)Library Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065001493795428423noreply@blogger.com