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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostYour way is correct: "The name derives from the Greek words pteron (πτερόn, meaning 'wing') and daktylos (δάκτυλος, meaning 'finger')." The other way would be wrong on at least two counts: terra is Latin for earth, so that would make it a name improperly formed from a combination of Latin and Greek (which happened in the case of television but is still wrong); and it would also suggest that the creatures were primarily associated with earth (as, for example, terracotta), when the whole point is that they had wings and would thus be more closely associated with air.
More evidence of the decline in educational standards concomitant with the decline in the teaching of classics, I'm afraid <wanders off muttering tetchily>
You are Lisa Simpson and I claim my 5 answers to questions never asked.
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Your way is correct: "The name derives from the Greek words pteron (πτερόn, meaning 'wing') and daktylos (δάκτυλος, meaning 'finger')." The other way would be wrong on at least two counts: terra is Latin for earth, so that would make it a name improperly formed from a combination of Latin and Greek (which happened in the case of television but is still wrong); and it would also suggest that the creatures were primarily associated with earth (as, for example, terracotta), when the whole point is that they had wings and would thus be more closely associated with air.Originally posted by PAH View PostThough even a butterfly can turn into a terradactyl* if the bird loves stuffing her face.
* Apparently this is now slang for pterodactyl. I could swear it was spelt my way at school. Ok, own up, who's changed the matrix again?
More evidence of the decline in educational standards concomitant with the decline in the teaching of classics, I'm afraid <wanders off muttering tetchily>
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Is it true that ladies get a 'tramp stamp' at the bottom of their back, in a sort of v-shape pointing downwards, to indicate their enthousiasm for being taken up the Oxo Tower?
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Yep, anything more than a butterfly on a woman is as bad as obviously fake breasts to me.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostTats are a massive turnoff.
Though even a butterfly can turn into a terradactyl* if the bird loves stuffing her face.
* Apparently this is now slang for pterodactyl. I could swear it was spelt my way at school. Ok, own up, who's changed the matrix again?
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Kat von D did that a couple of years ago.Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThe Zombie tattoo'd guy has had a makeover to cover his tattoo's with makeup and the results are pretty impressive..
Zombie boy
I guess
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Zombie boy de-tattoo'd
The Zombie tattoo'd guy has had a makeover to cover his tattoo's with makeup and the results are pretty impressive..
Zombie boy
I guess
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