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Keming
dhenderson
Sunnyvale, CA
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2008/02/27 - 10:12am
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My favorite new word (new favorite word?) is keming!

Regards,

Dan

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Grant Barrett
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2008/02/27 - 10:20am
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Thanks, Dan. I cited it at Double-Tongued this morning. I like that it includes a visual representation of the meaning.

It reminds me of "churn" and "chum," two other words that can look alike if the kerning is wrong.

dhenderson
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2008/02/27 - 1:42pm
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Thank you, Grant! I loved the comment to the entry that suggested the term should have its own Web site: http://www.keming.corn

I also loved the one who invoked keming as the only tool needed to transform the front of a boat to the rear (stem to stern).

Dan

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Martha Barnette
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2008/03/03 - 5:18am
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"Bwa!" indeed! And keming.corn is awesome! Ooo, and keming as a boat tool. OMG, that's great.

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2008/03/06 - 2:33pm
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I love ghost words that fit a purpose. Or would “keming” be a ghost ghost word?

“Keming” makes me think of something Shaw or Lewis Carroll would devise/say. Very punny! Oops, sorry, Grant!

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