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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006dimples on the tail bone
how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? e.g. http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/skina/skina2ews.html 3rd image. Xah xah@xahlee.org ∑ http://xahlee.org/ >how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? > >e.g. http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/skina/skina2ews.html >3rd image. I don't know, but a dead human body is called a "cadaver" not a "carcass". A carcass is: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1 861594881 dead body of animal: the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and prepared for use as meat  SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >> how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > A carcass is: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.as px?refid > =1861594881 > > dead body of animal: the dead body of an animal, especially one > slaughtered and prepared for use as meat Yeah, but don't you like the parenthetical in the caption? >>> how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Yeah, but don't you like the parenthetical in the caption? I do! SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > dead body of animal: the dead body of an animal, especially one > slaughtered and prepared for use as meat Isn't there some "have his carcass" rule in British law covering murder? I mean, if there isn't, why did Dorothy Sayers pick that title? Dana >Isn't there some "have his carcass" rule in British law covering murder? > I mean, if there isn't, why did Dorothy Sayers pick that title? "Have His Carcase" (the title of the novel) is a literal translation of "Habeas Corpus". From Wikipedia: "In common law countries, habeas corpus (/'he?bi?s 'k??p?s/), Latin for "you [should] have the body", is the name of a legal instrument or writ by means of which detainees can seek release from unlawful imprisonment. A writ of habeas corpus is a court order addressed to a prison official (or other custodian) ordering that a detainee be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he or she should be released from custody. The writ of habeas corpus in common law countries is an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action." SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ Peter Duncanson wrote: >>how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? >>e.g. http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/skina/skina2ews.html >>3rd image. > I don't know, but a dead human body is called a "cadaver" not a > "carcass". > A carcass is: > http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResult > s.aspx?refid=1861594881 > dead body of animal: the dead body of an animal, especially > one slaughtered and prepared for use as meat So a dead human body is not usually a carcass. SignatureMike Drop my surname to e-mail me > I don't know, but a dead human body is called a "cadaver" not a > "carcass". [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > dead body of animal: the dead body of an animal, especially one > slaughtered and prepared for use as meat The encarta dictionary is a learner's dictionary. For writers, it is nearly worthless. See: A Review of 4 Dicts http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/bangu/dict_review.html For fun, let us compare the entries of carcass and cadaver, among the 4 dicts, and see what perceptions you get. Xah xah@xahlee.org ∑ http://xahlee.org/ > how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? > > e.g. http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/skina/skina2ews.html > 3rd image. "Dimples of Venus" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimples_of_Venus > > how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimples_of_Venus Wee! Dimples of Venus! Thanks. Xah Lee > how do you call the two dimples around the tail bone? "Here, dimple. Here, dimple." I doubt they'll respond. |
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