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From: manheimer@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Ken Manheimer)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Re: Non-words we already know the meanings of
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Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 23:56:46 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 28 23:56:46 1985
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> In article <120@oberon.UUCP> blarson@oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson) writes:
> 
> >What about the lost singulars?  Perhap there isn't one.
> 
> There are the non existant "semantic" singulars: underpant, tweezer, scissor,
> and glass (1/2 of a pair of eye-glasses).
> 
> One might also be able to make a case for phonetic singulars such as
> a "gee" = one of the members of a flock of geese.

*** REPLACE THE  SLIME WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***

Then there's the everpopular fent (astray from the other fence) and a bok
(one of many box) to corral it in.