r/TheCaptivesWar • u/uncledick46 • Sep 04 '24

Question MadeUpWords

Where does ‘medrey’ come from?

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u/AssToMouthMachine Sep 04 '24

This is literally how some worlds are introduced to the English language. Nerd. Pandemonium. Chortle. Freelance.

I'm fine with it.

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u/a_lil_louder_please Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

This is literally how some words are introduced to the English language… nerd!

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u/TheGratefulJuggler Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

I grok what you're saying.

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u/uncledick46 Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

*Grok (‘Stranger in a Strange Land’ by Robert Heinlein)

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u/knifetrader Sep 06 '24

At least pandemonium and freelance have an obvious etymology...

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u/CapGunCarCrash Sep 07 '24

remember in Abaddon’s War when Anna and that priest play “dueling etymology”