Poppa_Zit wrote:QUOTE: Originally posted by wccobb "Ferroequinarchaeologist": "Ferro" translates roughly to "iron" "Equin" translates roughly to "horse" "Archaeology" can be defined as: "the sceintific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other remains. "Archaeologist" is one who practises archaeology. Thus, "Ferroequinarchaeologist" is one who practices the sceintific study ...(etc., etc.) of things related to the iron horse. And, FJ&G, your photos & research should qualify you for at least a Master's degree, if not a full Doctorate in Ferroequinarchaeology. Many thanks for sharing what is also one of my favorite pastimes (ever visited the ex-B&O & ex-PRR street trackage along the Baltimore waterfront?) Not to rain on your parade, but simply stitching words using such loose interpretations together to manufacture another word to connote a slang term -- "ironhorse" -- and then attempting to create yet another word by attaching it to the suffix "archaeologist" really is quite a stretch. Seeing a word that big reminds me of reading a column by George Will, an acknowledged American Flyer nut. However, most of what we discuss here fits the same category of serendipity so I think you should start a cottage industry and print diplomas and sell degrees. A buck's a buck, right? Personally, I'll take a FeEqAD or whatever you'll call it. Do you accept PayPal? Can I wear an engineer's cap and gown?
QUOTE: Originally posted by wccobb "Ferroequinarchaeologist": "Ferro" translates roughly to "iron" "Equin" translates roughly to "horse" "Archaeology" can be defined as: "the sceintific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other remains. "Archaeologist" is one who practises archaeology. Thus, "Ferroequinarchaeologist" is one who practices the sceintific study ...(etc., etc.) of things related to the iron horse. And, FJ&G, your photos & research should qualify you for at least a Master's degree, if not a full Doctorate in Ferroequinarchaeology. Many thanks for sharing what is also one of my favorite pastimes (ever visited the ex-B&O & ex-PRR street trackage along the Baltimore waterfront?)
sorry, but "Ferroequinarchaeologist" is a genuine, legimitate word..
the great thing about the English language is that if you create a word,and someone else can unserstands what it means, and its adopted and used by other people, then it becomes a real word..new words are added to English dictionarys every year..anyone can create a word, and if it starts to be used in general use, then its an official word.other languages have rules about new words..English does not.
I know for a fact that "Ferroequinarchaeologist" is a real word, because I have been one myself for many years..and I know others who are too..and the word has been used in railfan circles for over a decade now (since the advent of the internet)and probably way before that too..I wouldnt be surprised if the word was first invented in the 1880's or something.
Here are my Ferroequinearchaeological tours of my local haunts:
http://gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychaos/
click on the link that says "Ferroequinearchaeological tours" near the bottom of the page.
Scot
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