tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post4881019091734215889..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Nuts and Bolts: ligatures.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-4378060145178639562013-09-04T07:47:51.960+01:002013-09-04T07:47:51.960+01:00That's a lovely word, Jingles - and at the mom...That's a lovely word, Jingles - and at the moment this is the only place on Google where it appears.<br />Ethelphile might be a more conventional alternative, but there have been several Ethel Philes.<br />Ethelophile? <br />Well, that would make two hapax legomena in one post. Hurray!<br /><br />Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-35336538459855722932013-09-04T05:21:14.134+01:002013-09-04T05:21:14.134+01:00This makes me happy!
While I've been collectin...This makes me happy!<br />While I've been collecting old words, I have come across both the a-e and o-e ligatures - now I can call them by name! Ash and Ethel it is! :)<br />I think I like being an ethelnophilist (oenophilist - wine lover)! And enophilist looks completely wrong. :)<br />Jingleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818918125701078566noreply@blogger.com